[Coleman]

Derek
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Germanic
Pronounced: the-AHD-o-rik [key]
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See Theodoric
Theodoric means "ruler of the people" from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and ric "power". Theodoric the Great was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths who eventually became the ruler of Italy



uh, i never EVER heard of Theodoric before...I always had Derek which simply meant "leader of the people".