Dieter

Gender Masculine
Usage German
Pronounced Pron. /ˈdiː.tɐ/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "warrior of the people", derived from the Old German elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and heri meaning "army". This name is also used as a short form of Dietrich.

Related Names

VariantDiether
DiminutiveDidi
Other Languages & CulturesDiederik, Dick, Diederick, Dirk, Ties(Dutch) Dederick, Derrick, Derek, Derick, Deryck, Dirk(English) Tiidrik, Tiit(Estonian) Thierry(French) Durk(Frisian) Theoderich, Theudhar(Germanic) Theodoric, Theodoricus, Þiudareiks, Theudoricus(Gothic) Dirk(Low German) Tielo(Medieval German) Þeudōrīks(Old Germanic)
Surname DescendantDieter(German)

Popularity

People think this name is

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Name Days

Austria: October 30

Categories

army, Attack on Titan characters, Chocolatier characters, German words, Hunters characters, people, Philip K. Dick characters, skiffle, True Blood characters, war, warrior
Entry updated December 7, 2022