Diederik

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proper noun

A male given name from Dutch.

OriginMiddle Dutch Diederic ← Old Dutch *Thiodarīk ← Frankish *Theodarīk →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Dutch.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*Þeudarīks
  2. Frankish*Theodarīk
  3. Old Dutch*Thiodarīk
  4. Middle DutchDiederic
  5. EnglishDiederik

Of Dutch origin, from Middle Dutch Diederic, from Old Dutch *Thiodarīk, from Frankish *Theodarīk, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks. Compare with Derek, Theodoric.

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APA

Diederik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diederik

MLA

“Diederik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diederik. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Diederik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Diederik.

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