Given name · also Late Latin
Theoderic
“people”·“king”
Theoderic is a masculine given name, possibly from Late Latin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Original LatinTheodoricus
Meaning & origin
What it means
Theoderic is possibly built from elements meaning “people” and “king”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Theoderic possibly comes from Late Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Possibly from Late Latin Theoderīcus, from Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks, built from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people”) + *rīks (“king”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Theoderic’s family of names
In English usage, Theoderic shares a linguistic root with the German form Dietrich. In English usage, Theoderic has a conventional equivalent in the French form Thierry. In English usage, Theoderic has a conventional equivalent in the German form Dietrich.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Theoderic has relatives in 32 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
28 related names in 32 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 28
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- TheodoricusLatin
- TheodericusLatin
- Dietrichcognate · German
- ThierryFrench
- 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃equivalent
- Þeodriccognate · Old English
- Теодо́ріхUkrainian
- TheoderikSwedish, Finnish
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- TeodoricoSpanish, Portuguese
- TeoderikSlovene, Norwegian
- TiuduricuSicilian
- Теодо́рихRussian
- TeodorykPolish
- ÞjóðrekrOld Norse
- ÞióðrekrOld Norse
- ÞēodrīcOld English
- TeodoricOccitan, Catalan
- DiderikNorwegian
- TeodericoItalian, Galician
- ΘευδέριχοςAncient Greek, Greek
- ΘεοδώριχοςGreek
- TheoderichGerman, Estonian
- ThéodoricFrench
- TíðrikurFaroese
- TeoderikoEsperanto
- DiederikDutch
- TeodorikoBasque
- TeodoricuAsturian
Similar names
If you love Theoderic, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Æþelric
“noble” · “king”
>99% boys
Chilperic
“help” · “king”
>99% boys
Beorhtric
“bright” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Heanric
“home” · “king”
>99% boys
Helpric
“help, aid” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Ælfric
“elf” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Ekkirih
“edge” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Esmorís
“whole” · “king”
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