Dederick
An older English spelling of Derek, itself shortened from the Germanic Theodoric, "ruler of the people."
Meaning and origin
Dederick is an archaic English spelling of Derek, both descending from the Continental Germanic name Theodoric by way of Dutch and Low German traders and settlers who carried the shortened form Diederik across the North…
How to pronounce Dederick
| English (US) | DED-ər-ik /ˈdɛdərɪk/ |
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