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    The first name Diederik

    A boy’s name from Dutch.

    3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Dutch origin

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

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Famous people named Diederik

    9 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Diederik Samsom
      Dutch politician, chief executive and environmental activist, born 1971
    • Diederik Boer
      Dutch footballer (born 1980)
    • Diederik Korteweg
      Dutch mathematician (*1848 – †1941)
    • Diederik Simon
      Dutch rower, born 1970
    • Diederik A. Stapel
      Dutch social psychology (born 1966)
    • Diederik van Weel
      Field hockey player, born 1973
    • Diederik Jansz. Graeff
      Dutch Mayor, 1529–1589
    • Theodwin of Liège
      Bishop of Liège, 1100–1075
    • Theodoric II, Count of Montbéliard
      Count of Montbeliard, died 1163

    More Dutch boys’ names

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    Questions

    What does the name Diederik mean?
    Of Dutch origin, from Middle Dutch Diederic, from Old Dutch *Thiodarīk, from Frankish *Theodarīk, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks. Compare with Derek, Theodoric.
    What is the origin of the name Diederik?
    Of Dutch origin, from Middle Dutch Diederic, from Old Dutch *Thiodarīk, from Frankish *Theodarīk, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks. Compare with Derek, Theodoric.