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Theoderic

/θiˈɑd.əɹ.ɪk/

Theoderic proper noun: a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flāvius Theodericus Magnus (Theoderic the Great) (c. 454–526 CE), King of the Ostrogoths (from 475), of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (from 493), and of the Visigoths (from 511).

Proper noun

Theoderic

  1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flāvius Theodericus Magnus (Theoderic the Great) (c. 454–526 CE), King of the Ostrogoths (from 475), of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (from 493), and of the Visigoths (from 511).
  2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theoderic I (c. 390–451 CE), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 418 to 451.
  3. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theoderic II (c. 426–466 CE), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 453 to 466.

Forms of Theoderic

alternative formTheodoric

Origin of Theoderic

From Late Latin Theodericus, Theodoricus, from a Germanic origin, likely via Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks) from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks, from *þeudō (“people”) + *rīks (“king”); thus cognate with German Dietrich. 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 spelling Theodoric.

Questions about Theoderic

What does Theoderic mean?
Theoderic means a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flāvius Theodericus Magnus (Theoderic the Great) (c. 454–526 CE), King of the Ostrogoths (from 475), of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (from 493), and of the Visigoths (from 511).
What part of speech is Theoderic?
Theoderic is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Theoderic?
Theoderic is pronounced /θiˈɑd.əɹ.ɪk/.

Words near Theoderic in the dictionary

  1. Theocritean
  2. Theocritian
  3. theodemocracies
  4. theodemocracy
  5. theodemocratic
  6. Theoderic
  7. theodical
  8. theodically
  9. theodicean
  10. theodician
  11. theodicies

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