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♂ Dietrich
What does Dietrich mean?
Dietrich 
as a boys' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Dietrich is "people's ruler". Variant of Theodoric.
STARTS WITH Di-
ASSOCIATED WITH ruler (king)
Variations
VARIANTS Dedrick, Derek▼, Deke, Diederick, Dirk▼
OTHER FORM VIA THEODORIC Derrick▼
FEMININE FORM Didrika
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dietrich Brice (D.B.), ..
How popular is Dietrich?
Dietrich is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#2112 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dietrich entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its top rank of #1599 in the U.S. during 1970-1979, but is not listed currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Dietrich listed in the Top 2000 are Derek (#257 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Derrick (#475), Dedrick and Dirk. Usage of these forms of Dietrich reached its highest during 1980-1989 (USAGE OF 0.6%) and is now much diminished (USAGE 0.11%, 81.5% LESS), with forms such as Dirk falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Adalrich, Adelrich, Alberich, Aldrich, Alldrich, Bardrich, Bearach, Birch, Dametrius, Darach, Daric, Darick, Darrick▼, Darroch, Dedric, Delrick, Delrico, Demetri, Demetrice, Demetrio, Demetris, Demetrius, Dereck, Deri, Deric, Derick▼, Derik, Deriq, Derito, Derreck, Derrian, Derrie, Derrik, Derril, Derrill, Derrin, Derrius, Derryck, Deryck, Destrie, Diedrick, Dierck, Dieric (see Dirk), Dierick, Dietbald, Dietbold, Dieter, Dimetre, Dimetrius, Dimitri, Dirck, Dmitri, Dmitrios (see Demetrius), Edrich, Eldrich, Elldrich, Emerich, Erich▼, Fitch, Fletch, Frederich, Fridrich, Friedrich, Heimrich, Heinrich, Hersch, Hinrich, Hirsch, Mitch▼, Ritch, Roderich, Terach, Ullrich, Ulrich and Zerach. These names tend to be more frequently used than Dietrich.
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