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Theodoric is a Germanic given name frequently encountered in early medieval European history. Variant spellings include forms such as Theoderic, Theudoric, Theuderic, or Theuderich. It is cognate with the Gothic name Thiudreiks and comprised of the Germanic components þeud ("people") and ric ("power" or "ruler").

Common German language forms of the name include Dietrich, Dieter and Dirk_(disambiguation); the English, Derek; the Dutch, Dirk, Diederik, or Dierik; the Norwegian, Tjodrik. In Romance languages, the French form is Thierry; the Italian and Spanish, Teodorico. The name of the English Tudor royal dynasty is derived from the Welsh Tudur, which is in turn probably derived from the Celtic Teutorigos, which is cognate with Theodoric and carries much the same meaning.

The name is not to be confused with Theodore, derived from the Greek Θεοδωρος (Theodoros), meaning 'Gift from God'.

Well-known bearers of the name Theodoric include:

Theodoric I (died 451), king of the Visigoths
Theodoric II (died 466), king of the Visigoths
Theodoric the Great (454-526), ruler of the Ostrogoths, Italy, and the Visigoths
Theodoric Strabo (died 481)
Theuderic I (died ca. 534), Frankish king
Theuderic II (587-613), Frankish king
Theuderic III (died 691), king of the Franks
Theuderic IV (died 737), king of the Franks
Theodric of Bernicia, 6th century Anglo-Saxon king
Saint Tewdrig (alternatively Tewdric or Theodoric) (c. 580 - c. 630), Welsh king of Gwent and Glywysing, who was martyred fighting the Saxons
Antipope Theodoric (died 1102)
Theodoric of Chartres (12th century), philosopher
Theodoric of Prague (14th century), court painter to Charles IV
Theodoric of Freiberg (14th century), theologian and scientist
Theodoric of York, Saturday Night Live character by Steve Martin
Theoderich (Bishop of Estonia), 13th century bishop

References

http://www.behindthename.com/name/theodoric

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 '''Theodoric'''  is a [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] [[given name]] frequently encountered in early [[medieval]] [[Europe]]an [[history]]. Variant spellings include forms such as '''Theoderic''', '''Theudoric''', '''Theuderic''', or '''Theuderich'''. It is cognate with the [[Gothic language|Gothic]] name '''Thiudreiks''' and comprised of the Germanic components ''þeud'' ("people") and ''ric'' ("power" or "ruler").
-Common [[German language|German]] language forms of the name include ''[[Dietrich]]'', '[[Dieter]]''  and '[[Dirk_(disambiguation)]]''; the [[English language|English]], ''[[Derek]]''; the [[Dutch language|Dutch]], ''[[Dirk]]'', ''[[Diederik]]'', or ''[[Dierik]]''; the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], ''[[Tjodrik]]''. In [[Romance languages]], the [[French language|French]] form is ''[[Thierry]]''; the [[Italian (language)|Italian]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]], ''[[Teodorico]]''. The name of the English [[Tudor dynasty|Tudor royal dynasty]] is derived from the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''Tudur'', which is in turn probably derived from the [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] ''Teutorigos'', which is cognate with Theodoric and carries much the same meaning.
+Common [[German language|German]] language forms of the name include ''[[Dietrich]]'', ''[[Dieter]]''  and ''[[Dirk_(disambiguation)]]''; the [[English language|English]], ''[[Derek]]''; the [[Dutch language|Dutch]], ''[[Dirk]]'', ''[[Diederik]]'', or ''[[Dierik]]''; the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], ''[[Tjodrik]]''. In [[Romance languages]], the [[French language|French]] form is ''[[Thierry]]''; the [[Italian (language)|Italian]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]], ''[[Teodorico]]''. The name of the English [[Tudor dynasty|Tudor royal dynasty]] is derived from the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''Tudur'', which is in turn probably derived from the [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] ''Teutorigos'', which is cognate with Theodoric and carries much the same meaning.
 The name is not to be confused with ''[[Theodore (given name)|Theodore]]'', derived from the Greek ''Θεοδωρος'' (Theodoros), meaning 'Gift from God'.