Theoderic
English
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King Theoderic the Great of the Ostrogoths, the Goth who became the second Germanic King of the Kingdom of Italy, and a map of his united Gothic realms which grew to span a significant portion of the former western (Latin) Roman Empire in the 5th-6th centuries AD.
Alternative forms
- Theodoric
Etymology
From Late Latin Theodericus, Theodoricus, from a Germanic origin, likely via Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks) from Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks, from *þeudō (“people”) + *rīks (“king”). Etymologically unrelated to English Theodore from Koine Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “Theodore”, literally “gift of God”), although medieval conflation of the Germanic and Hellenic names may have given rise to variant form Theodoric.
Pronunciation
- enPR: thē-ŏdʹər-ĭk, IPA(key): /θiˈɑd.əɹ.ɪk/, /θiːˈɒd.əɹ.ɪk/
Proper noun
Theoderic
- A male given name from Gothic, equivalent to Koine Greek Θευδέριχος (Theudérikhos) or English Derek; variant form Theodoric.
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flāvius Theodericus Magnus (Theoderic the Great) (c. 454–526 C.E.), King of the Ostrogoths (from 475), of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (from 493), and of the Visigoths (from 511)
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theoderic I (c. 390–451 C.E.), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 418 to 451
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theoderic II (c. 426–466 C.E.), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 453 to 466
Translations
male given name
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