Given name
Diotmar
“people, tribe”·“great, storied”
Diotmar is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Diotmar is built from elements meaning “people, tribe” and “great, storied”.
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Where it comes from
Diotmar comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Þeudumār, from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōmēraz, built from Old High German diot (“people, tribe”) + māri (“great, storied”).
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Diotmar’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Diotmar has a related form in Deotmar. In Old High German usage, Diotmar has a related form in DETMAR. In Old High German usage, Diotmar has a related form in Teotmar.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Diotmar has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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Diotgrim
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>99% boys