Dietmar
German
Etymology
From Old High German Diotmar, from Proto-West Germanic *Þeudumārī, from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōmēraz, equivalent to Old High German diot (“people”) + mari (“fame”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Dietmar
- a male given name from Old High German
Related terms
Middle High German
Alternative forms
- Tietmar, Deitmar, Teitmar (11th C.), Diemar (12th-13th C.), Dithmar (12th or 13th C.), Ditmar (12th-14th C.)
Etymology
From Old High German Diotmar, from Proto-West Germanic *Þeudumārī, from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōmēraz, equivalent to Old High German diot (“people”) + mari (“fame”). First attested in the 11th C. CE
Proper noun
Dietmar m
- a male given name from Old High German
Descendants
- German: Dietmar
- → Medieval Latin: Dietmarus (11th-14th C.), Tietmarus (11th-13th C.), Tiethmarus (12th or 13th C.), Diemarus (12th-13th C.), Ditmarus (12th-14th C.)
- Renaissance Latin: Dietmarus (14th-15th C.), Dytmarus (14th C.), Dyetmarus (14th or 15th C.)