Given name · also Dutch
Diederik
“the ruler of the tribe”
Diederik is a form of Dietrich. One German interpretation is “the ruler of the tribe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Diederik is a form of Dietrich. One German interpretation is “the ruler of the tribe.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Diederik comes from Dutch, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Dutch use, Diederik is used as a form of Dietrich.
Diederik’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Diederik has a diminutive in Dirk. In Dutch usage, Diederik has a conventional equivalent in the French form Thierry. Diederik is a form of Dietrich.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Diederik has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Diederik
- Diederik SamsomDutch politician, chief executive and environmental activistborn 1971
- Diederik BoerDutch footballer (born 1980)
- Diederik KortewegDutch mathematician (*1848 – †1941)
- Diederik SimonDutch rowerborn 1970
- Diederik StapelDutch social psychology (born 1966)
- Diederik van Weelfield hockey playerborn 1973
- Dirck Jansz GraeffDutch Mayor1529–1589
- Theodwin of Liègebishop of Liège1100–1075
- Diederik WisselsDutch jazz pianistborn 1960
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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