Diether is a German given name, composed of the elements '' diet'' "people" and ''her'' "army". It is distinct from, but in Modern German has become homophonic with, the name Dieter, which is a short form of

Dietrich 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: Dietr ...

, composed of the same prefix but the unrelated suffix ''rihhi'' "rich". People called Diether include: * Diether von Isenburg (d. 1482) * Diether von Roeder (d. 1918), eponymous of German destroyer Z17 Diether von Roeder * Diether Lukesch (1918–2004) * Diether Posser (1922–2010) * Diether Haenicke (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 stat ...

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

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