Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diederik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: diederik
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Dutch.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Diederic, *Thiodarīk, *Theodarīk, *Þeudarīks

Questions

What does diederik mean?: A male given name from Dutch.
Where does diederik come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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