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Diederik

Diederik proper noun: a male given name from Dutch.

Proper noun

Diederik

  1. A male given name from Dutch.

Origin of Diederik

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

Questions about Diederik

What does Diederik mean?
Diederik means a male given name from Dutch.
What part of speech is Diederik?
Diederik is a proper noun.

Words near Diederik in the dictionary

  1. died roaring for a priest
  2. died the way one lived
  3. dieded
  4. Diederich
  5. Diederichs
  6. Diederik
  7. diedral
  8. diedrals
  9. diedrate
  10. diedre
  11. diedres

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