Theodoric

English

Proper noun

Theodoric

  1. a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by two kings of the Visigoths

Anagrams

Old High German

Etymology

Means “ruler of the people” from the Germanic elements *þeudō (“people”) and *rīks (“power”). Popularized after Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths.

Unrelated to Theodore, of Greek origin.

Proper noun

Theodoric

  1. A male given name
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