Theodoric

Theodoric

Theodoric the Great
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Germanic
Origin
Meaning	þeudo "people" and rīks "ruler"
Other names
Alternative spelling	Theoderic, Theudoric, Theuderic, Theuderich, Þjóðríkr, Tjodrik, Dietrich, Ditrik, Dedrick, Diederik
Derived	Dieter, Derek, Derrick, Dirk, Teodorico, Thierry, Terry, Tietje, Diede, Tudur
See also	Theodore (given name)

Theodoric is a Germanic given name. First attested as a Gothic name in the 5th century, it became widespread in the Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths.