Dietrich

Dietrich

1. A surname from German.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːtʁɪç/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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From Middle High German Dietrich, from Old High German Diotrih, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks.

Dietrich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dietrichs)

1. a male given name from Middle High German, equivalent to English Derek

Dietrich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Dietrichs or (with an article) Dietrich, feminine genitive Dietrich, plural Dietrichs)

1. a surname transferred from the given name

• Dieter
• Dirk
• Wolfdietrich

Late Middle High German dieterich, related to the name, perhaps used as thieves' slang (as a Christian name) to veil "false key."^[1] Compare similar semantic evolution in Italian grimaldello. Also see Swedish Dirk, dyrk.

Dietrich m (strong, genitive Dietrichs, plural Dietriche)

1. picklock

• → Kashubian: ditrich
• → Polish: wytrych
• →? Swedish: dyrk (calque)

• Petrus

• Dietrich (Name) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Dietrich (Werkzeug) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “(Vorname)” in Duden online
• “(Nachschlüssel)” in Duden online
• “Dietrich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Unadapted borrowing from German Dietrich. Doublet of wytrych.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.trix/
• Rhymes: -itrix
• Syllabification: Die‧trich

Dietrich m pers

1. a male surname from German

Dietrich f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname from German

• “Dietrich”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030