Dedo

Dedo or Deddo is a male given name and family name.

Origin and meaning

The name is the short form of Dietrich and other first names with "Diet-" or "De-". It is originally a Frisian name .

Name bearer

First name

Counts of the Wettins :

• Dedo I of Wettin (960-1009)
• Dedo II (Lausitz) († 1075)
• Dedo III von Wettin († 1069)
• Dedo IV of Wettin (1086–1124)

Other name bearers:

• Dedo von Krosigk (nobleman, around 1040) (around 1040 – after 1116), from the German aristocratic family Krosigk in the Saalekreis
• Dedo von Krosigk (District Administrator) (1776–1857), German manor owner and politician
• Dedo von Krosigk (General) (1848–1908), German major general
• Dedo von Krosigk (district director) (1858–1932), German manor owner and administrative officer
• Alfred Dedo Müller (1890–1972), German theologian and university professor
• Dedo Weigert , German cinematographer, developer of Dedolight -Beleuchtungssystems

family name

• Hozan Dedo , Kurdish musician in Switzerland
• Maria Dedo-Brie (1877–1960), teacher and author

See also

• Dedo de Dios (Finger of God), a rock formation on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria
• Dido
• Dedo (unit) , a Spanish measure of length
• Dedolight , lighting system for film, video and photo
• Cape Dedo
• Mount Dedo , mountain in Graham Land, Antarctica