Theodoric
THEODORIC
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Germanic
Pronounced: the-AHD-o-rik
Means “ruler of the people” from the Germanic elements þeud “people” and ric “power”. Theodoric the Great was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths who eventually became the ruler of Italy.
Dutch: Diederik, short form: Dirk (also said to be scottish for a curved dagger)
