Dietfried

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Dietfried or Dietfrid is a German male given name . The name is made up of the Old High German words “diot” (“people”) and “fridu” (“peace”).

Well-known namesake

Dietfried Bernet (1940–2011), Austrian conductor
Dietfried Gerhardus (* 1938), German professor for art history, literary studies and philosophy
Dietfried Kienast (* 1940), German basketball player and coach
Dietfrid Krause-Vilmar (* 1939), German educationalist and historian
Dietfried Krömer (1938–2006), German classical philologist
Dietfried Müller-Hegemann (1910–1989), German specialist in psychiatry and neurology

Minor forms

Theofried and Theofrid represent word forms of the name. The name Thilo is an abbreviation of names that are formed from the prefix Diet .

Web links

Wiktionary: Dietfried - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

[1] Information about the name on Popular-vornamen.de