| Group info: | | Meaning/translation: | ruler of the people |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name, with the meaning ruler of the people |
| | this name corresponds with the Gothic name Theoderic |
| Words: | diot = the people Old High German |
| | rihhi = rich, powerful, the power, the ruler Old High German |
| Topics: | Two-element name |
| Variants' top ranks: | 14:Derek England+Wales 1934, 17:Dirk Belgium 2013, 74:Derrick England+Wales 1924, 82:Derick Brazil 2020, 136:Didrik Norway 2017, 834:Dereck USA 2023, 885:Derik USA 1990-1999, 972:Darrick USA 1994 |
| Somehow related to: | Dieter, Theoderich, Thilo, Till |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
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| German | | Dierk, Dietreich, Dietrich, Dirk, Doerk, Thade |
| Low German | | Didrik, Dierk, Dirk, Doerk |
| Frisian | | Thade, Tjark, Tjarko |
| English | | Darek, Darrick, Dereck, Derek, Derick, Derik, Derrick |
| Dutch | | Derek, Derk, Dirk |
| Scandinavian | | Didrik |
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| Name variants: 17 male name variants, sorted by name and gender | |
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