Theodoric

Old High German

Etymology

Means “ruler of the people” from the Germanic elements þeud (“people”) and ric (“power”). Popularized after Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths.

Unrelated to Theodore, of Greek origin.

Pronunciation

the-AHD-o-rik

Proper noun

Theodoric

1. A male given name