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Derek
Derek is a masculine given name. It is the English language short form of ''Diederik'', the Low Franconian form of the name Theodoric. Theodoric is an old Germanic name with an original meaning of "people-ruler". Common variants of the name are Derrek, Derick, Dereck, Derrick, and Deric. Low German and Dutch short forms of Diederik are Dik, Dirck, and Dirk. History The English form of the name arises in the 15th century, via import from the Low Countries. The native English (Anglo-Saxon) form of the name was ''Deoric'' or ''Deodric'', from Old English ''Þēodrīc'', but this name had fallen out of use in the medieval period. During the Late Middle Ages, there was intense contact between the territories adjacent to the North Sea, in particular due to the activities of the Hanseatic League. As a result, there was a lot of cross-pollination between Low German, Dutch, English, Danish and Norwegian. The given name ''Derk'' is found in records of the Low Countries from the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodoric
Theodoric is a Germanic given name. First attested as a Gothic name in the 5th century, it became widespread in the Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Overview The name was Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Theodoricus'' or ''Theodericus'', originally from a Proto-Germanic language, Common Germanic form ''*wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Þeudarīks, Þeudarīks'' ("people-ruler") from *''wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þeudō, þeudō'' ("people") and *''wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīks, rīks'', which would have resulted in a Gothic language, Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks). Anglicized spellings of the name during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages include ''Theodoric'', ''Theoderic'', ''Theudoric'', ''Theuderic''. Gregory of Tours Latinized the name as ''Theodore (given name), Theodorus'', in origin the unrelated Greek name Theodore (given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk (name)
Dirk is a male given name of Dutch origin. It is a traditional diminutive of the Dutch name: Diederik. The meaning of the name is "the people's ruler", composed of ''þeud'' ("people") and ''ric'' ("power"). Dirk may also be a surname. It is cognate to French Thierry, German Dietrich and Gothic Theoderic. It may refer to: People with the given name * Dirk I, Count of Holland (died 944) * Dirk II, Count of Holland (944–988) * Dirk III, Count of Holland (died 1039) * Dirk IV, Count of Holland (1020–1049) * Dirk V, Count of Holland (1052–1091) * Dirk VI, Count of Holland (1114–1157) * Dirk VII, Count of Holland (died 1203) * Dirk Bach (1961–2012), German actor * Dirk Bauermann (born 1957), German basketball coach * Dirk Benedict (born 1945), American actor * Dirk Bikkembergs (born 1959), Belgian fashion designer * Dirk Blocker (born 1957), American actor * Dirk Bolt (1930–2020), Dutch-born architect * Dirk Bootsma (1936–2020), Dutch geneticist * Dirk Brouwer (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derick
Derick is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is a variant of Derrick. People with the name include: Given name *Derick Adamson (born 1958), Jamaican runner *Derick Amadi (born 1984), Nigerian footballer *Derick Armstrong (born 1979), American football player *Derick Ashe (1919–2000), British diplomat *Derick Baegert (1440–1515), German painter *Derick Brassard (born 1987), Canadian hockey player *Derick Brownell (born 1974), American soccer player * Derick Burleson (1963–2016), American writer * Derick Cabrido (born 1984), Filipino filmmaker *Derick Close (born 1927), English motorcycle racer *Derick Downs (born 1984), American entrepreneur * Derick Etwaroo (born 1964), Canadian cricketer *Derick Fernando da Silva (born 2002), Brazilian footballer * Derick K. Grant (born 1973), American tap dancer *Derick Hall, American football player * Derick Amory (1899–1981), British politician *Derick Hetherington (1911–1992), British naval officer *Derick Hougaard (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietrich (other)
Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "Ruler of the People.” Also "keeper of the keys" or a "lockpick" either the tool or the profession. Given name * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398 – 1440) * Thierry of Alsace (german: Dietrich, link=no; 1099–1168), Count of Flanders * Dietrich of Ringelheim (9th century), Saxon count and father of St Matilda * Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945), German Lutheran pastor and theologian * Wilhelm Dietrich von Buddenbrock (1672–1757), Prussian field marshal and cavalry leader * Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637/39–1707), Danish-German composer and organist * Dietrich von Choltitz (1894–1966), German General and last commander of Nazi-occupied Paris in 1944 * Dietrich Eckart (1868–1923), German politician * Dietrich Enns (born 1991), American baseball player * Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925–2012), German baritone singer * Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889–1977), German Catholic philosopher and theologian * Dietrich Hollinderbäu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick (name)
Derrick is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is a variant of Theodoric. People with the name include: People with the given name "Derrick" include A *Derrick Adams (born 1970), American visual artist *Derrick Adkins (born 1970), American Olympic hurdler * Derrick Alexander (other), multiple people * Derrick Allen (born 1980), American basketball player and coach *Derrick Alston (born 1972), American basketball player * Derrick Alston Jr. (born 1997), American basketball player * Derrick America, South African politician * Derrick Anderson (born 1966), Guamanian judoka * Derrick Anderson (field hockey) (born 1936), Canadian field hockey player *Derrick Ansley (born 1981), American football coach * Derrick Mensah Antwi (born 2004), Ghanaian footballer * Derrick Appiah (born 1994), Italian rugby union footballer * Derrick Ashihundu (born 1998), Kenyan rugby union footballer *Derrick Ashong (born 1975), Ghanaian producer and musician *Derrick Atkins (born 1984), Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diederik
Diederik Diederick is a Dutch language, Dutch male given name. People with the name include: *Diederik Aerts (born 1953), Belgian theoretical physicist *Diederik Bangma (born 1990), Dutch football goalkeeper *Diederik Boer (born 1980), Dutch footballer *Diederik van Dijk (born 1971), Dutch politician *Diederik van Domburg (1685–1736), Dutch governor of Ceylon *Diederik Durven (1676–1740), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies *Diederik Foubert (born 1961), Belgian cyclist *Diederik Jansz. Graeff (1532–1589), Dutch merchant, ship-owner and politician *Diederik Grit (1949–2012), Dutch translator and translation scholar *Diederik Hol (born 1972), Dutch design engineer *Diederik Korteweg (1848–1941), Dutch mathematician *Diederik Jekel (born 1984), Dutch science journalist and television presenter *Diederik Johannes Opperman (1914–1985), Afrikaans poet *Diederik van Rooijen (born 1975), Dutch film director *Diederik Samsom (born 1971), Dutch politician *Diederi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry (other)
Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German " Dietrich" and " Dieter", English Terry, Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname. People with the given name * Theodoric of Freiberg (c. 1250-c. 1310), also known as Thierry, early Dominican * Thierry of Chartres (died before 1155), French philosopher * Theodoric I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (ruled 978–1027) * Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine (ruled 1070–1115) * Theuderic II (587–613), king of Burgundy and Austrasia * Thierry, Count of Flanders (c. 1099–1168), also known as Derrick or Thierry of Alsace * Thierry Ambrose (born 1997), French footballer * Thierry Baudet (born 1983), Dutch politician and author * Thierry Boutsen (born 1957), Belgian Formula One race car driver * Thierry Breton (born 1955), European Commissioner for Internal Market, French businessman, former Minister of the Economy * Thierry Brusseau, French trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch is a collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects whose ancestor was Old Dutch. It was spoken and written between 1150 and 1500. Until the advent of Modern Dutch after 1500 or c. 1550, there was no overarching standard language, but all dialects were mutually intelligible. During that period, a rich Medieval Dutch literature developed, which had not yet existed during Old Dutch. The various literary works of the time are often very readable for speakers of Modern Dutch since Dutch is a rather conservative language. Phonology Differences with Old Dutch Several phonological changes occurred leading up to the Middle Dutch period. * Earlier Old Dutch , , merge into already in Old Dutch. * Voiceless fricatives become voiced syllable-initially: > , > (merging with from Proto-Germanic ), > . (10th or 11th century) * > * > or . The outcome is dialect-specific, with found in more western dialects and further east. This results in later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German towns in the late 12th century, the League ultimately encompassed nearly 200 settlements across seven modern-day countries; at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries, it stretched from the Netherlands in the west to Russia in the east, and from Estonia in the north to Kraków, Poland in the south. The League originated from various loose associations of German traders and towns formed to advance mutual commercial interests, such as protection against piracy and banditry. These arrangements gradually coalesced into the Hanseatic League, whose traders enjoyed duty-free treatment, protection, and diplomatic privileges in affiliated communities and their trade routes. Hanseatic Cities gradually developed a common legal system governing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Low German
Middle Low German or Middle Saxon (autonym: ''Sassisch'', i.e. " Saxon", Standard High German: ', Modern Dutch: ') is a developmental stage of Low German. It developed from the Old Saxon language in the Middle Ages and has been documented in writing since about 1225/34 (''Sachsenspiegel''). During the Hanseatic period (from about 1300 to about 1600), Middle Low German was the leading written language in the north of Central Europe and served as a lingua franca in the northern half of Europe. It was used parallel to medieval Latin also for purposes of diplomacy and for deeds. Terminology While ''Middle Low German'' (MLG) is a scholarly term developed in hindsight, speakers in their time referred to the language mainly as (Saxon) or (the Saxon language). This terminology was also still known in Luther's time in the adjacent Central German-speaking areas. Its Latin equivalent was also used as meaning 'Low German' (among other meanings). Some languages whose first contacts w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Danish
The Danish language developed during the Middle Ages out of Old East Norse, the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish. It was a late form of common Old Norse. The Danish philologist Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen divided the history of Danish into "Old Danish" from 800 AD to 1525 and "Modern Danish" from 1525 and onwards. He subdivided Old Danish into "Runic Danish" (800–1100), Early Middle Danish (1100–1350) and Late Middle Danish (1350–1525). Runic Danish Old East Norse is in Sweden called ''Runic Swedish'' and in Denmark ''Runic Danish'', but until the 12th century, the dialect was the same in the two countries. The dialects are called ''runic'' because the main body of text appears in the runic alphabet. Unlike Proto-Norse, which was written with the Elder Futhark alphabet, Old Norse was written with the Younger Futhark alphabet, which only had 16 letters. Due to the limited number of runes, some runes were used for a range of phonemes, such as the rune for the vowel ''u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English period. Scholarly opinion varies, but the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' specifies the period when Middle English was spoken as being from 1150 to 1500. This stage of the development of the English language roughly followed the High to the Late Middle Ages. Middle English saw significant changes to its vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and orthography. Writing conventions during the Middle English period varied widely. Examples of writing from this period that have survived show extensive regional variation. The more standardized Old English language became fragmented, localized, and was, for the most part, being improvised. By the end of the period (about 1470) and aided by the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
