Diether is a German given name, composed of the elements '' diet'' "people" and ''her'' "army". It is distinct from, but in

Modern German New High German (NHG; german: Neuhochdeutsch (Nhd.)) is the term used for the most recent period in the history of the German language, starting in the 17th century. It is a loan translation of the German (). The most important characteristic o ...

has become homophonic with, the name Dieter, which is a short form of Dietrich, composed of the same prefix but the unrelated suffix ''rihhi'' "rich". People called Diether include: * Diether von Isenburg (d. 1482) *

Diether von Roeder ''Z17 Diether von Roeder'' was one of six Type 1936 destroyers built for the '' Kriegsmarine'' (German Navy) in the late 1930s. Completed in 1938, the ship spent most of her time training although she did participate in the occupation of Memel ...

(d. 1918), eponymous of German destroyer Z17 Diether von Roeder *

Diether Lukesch The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of re ...

(1918–2004) * Diether Posser (1922–2010) *

Diether Haenicke Diether H. Haenicke (May 19, 1935 – February 15, 2009) was president of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1985 to 1998, and again (as interim president) from 2006 to 2007. A large building on campus, Haenicke Hall, is name ...

(1935–2009) *

Diether Krebs Diether Krebs (11 August 1947 in Essen, Germany – 4 January 2000 in Hamburg) was a German actor, cabaret artist and comedian. Life and career Youth and initial success Diether Krebs was born on 11 August 1947 in Essen, the son of a station ...

(1947–2000) * Diether Ocampo (b. 1974) * Diether Perez (b. 2001) * Diether Ong (b. 2011

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