Ditko

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UK/ˈdɪt.kəʊ/Canada, US/ˈdɪt.koʊ/

proper noun

A transliteration of the Carpathian Rusyn surname Дї́тко (Djítko).

OriginCarpathian Rusyn Дї́тко ← rsk Дїтко ← Ukrainian Ді́тко →
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Meanings

Ditko1

proper nounDitko (plural Ditkos)

plural Ditkos · alternative Serbo Croatian transliteration Đitko

  1. A transliteration of the Carpathian Rusyn surname Дї́тко (Djítko).
  2. A transliteration of the Pannonian Rusyn surname Дїтко (Djitko).
  3. A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Ді́тко (Dítko).

Ditko2

proper nounDitko (plural Ditkos)

plural Ditkos · alternative Dytko

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Ди́тко (Dítko).

Origin

Ditko · proper noun

  1. Proto-Slavic*dědъ“grandfather”
  2. UkrainianДі́тко
  3. rskДїтко
  4. Carpathian RusynДї́тко
  5. EnglishDitko

From Carpathian Rusyn Дї́тко (Djítko), Pannonian Rusyn Дїтко (Djitko) and Ukrainian Ді́тко (Dítko), variants of дї́дко (djídko) and ді́дко (dídko), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dědъ (“grandfather”).

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Ditko · proper noun

  1. Proto-Slavic*dětę
  2. UkrainianДи́тко
  3. RussianДи́тко
  4. EnglishDitko

From Russian Ди́тко (Dítko), borrowed from Ukrainian Ди́тко (Dýtko), from ди́тко (dýtko), a southern Ukrainian diminutive of дитя́ (dytjá, “child”) (possibly merged with another diminutive ді́тко (dítko)), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dětę.

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APA

Ditko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ditko

MLA

“Ditko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ditko. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ditko,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ditko.

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