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Theodoric is a widespread Germanic given name. First attested in the 5th century, it became widespread in the Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. The name was Latinized as ''Theodoricus'' or ''Theodericus'', originally from a Common Germanic form '' *þeudo-rīks'' ("people-ruler"), which would have resulted in a Gothic ''þiuda-reiks''.〔The Proto-Germanic and Gothic forms are reconstructions. The ''-riks'' element was ultimately a borrowing from Celtic, see Reich#Etymology.〕 Anglicized spellings of the name during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages include ''Theodoric'', ''Theoderic'', ''Theudoric'', ''Theuderic''. Gregory of Tours Latinized the name as ''Theodorus'', in origin the unrelated Greek name Theodore (Θεόδωρος, meaning "god-gift"). As the name survived throughout the Middle Ages, it transformed into a multitude of forms in the languages of Western Europe. These include the High German form ''Dietrich'', abbreviated ''Dieter'', the Low German and Dutch form ''Diederik'', or ''Dierik'', abbreviated ''Dirk'', ''Diede'', the patronymic ''Tietjens'' derived from the personal form ''Tietje'', the Norwegian ''Tjodrik'', and the French ''Thierry''. Italian, Portuguese and Spanish have ''Teodorico''. The English forms ''Derek'', ''Derrick'' and ''Terry'' have been re-introduced from the continent, from Low German, Dutch and French sources. The Welsh form ''Tudur'' is the origin of the name of the British Tudor dynasty. ==Late Antiquity to Early Middle Ages== The earliest record of the name is in a Roman-era (3rd century) inscription, discovered in 1784 in Wiesbaden (at the time known as ''Aquae Mattiacorum'' in Germania Superior), edited in ''Codex inscriptionum romanarum Danubii et Rheni'' as no. 684: ラテン語:IN. H. D. D. APOLLINI. TOVTIORIGI, interpreted as ''In honorem domus divinae, Apolloni toutiorigi''. This has given rise to a supposed "Apollo Teutorix" in 19th-century literature. Rhys (1892) opined that "the interest attached to the word ''Toutiorix'' is out of all proportion to its single occurrence".〔 John Rhys, ''Lectures on the origin and growth of religion as illustrated by Celtic heathendom'' (1892), p. 30. ()〕 The existence of a genuinely Celtic name ''Teutorix'' or ''Toutiorix'' is uncertain. Rhys surmises that the "historical Teuton" (viz. Theoderic the Great) bore a name of the Gaulish Apollo as adopted into early Germanic religion. The first known bearer of the name was Theodoric I, son of Alaric I, king of the Visigoths (d. 451). The Gothic form of the name would have been ''Þiudareiks'', which was Latinized as ''Theodericus''. The notability of the name is due to Theoderic the Great, son of Theodemir, king of the Ostrogoths (454–526), who became a legendary figure of the Germanic Heroic Age as Dietrich von Bern. After the end of Late Antiquity, during the 6th to 8th century there were also several kings of the Franks called Theodoric (or Theuderic). Finally, there was an early Anglo-Saxon king of Bernicia called Theodric (also spelled ''Deoric'', Old English '). *Theodoric I (died 451), king of the Visigoths *Theodoric II (died 466), king of the Visigoths *Theoderic the Great (454–526), ruler of the Ostrogoths, Italy, and the Visigoths *Theodoric Strabo (died 481) *Theuderic I (died ca. 534), Frankish king *Theuderic II (587–613), Frankish king *Theuderic III (died 691), king of the Franks *Theuderic IV (died 737), king of the Franks *Theodric of Bernicia, 6th century Anglo-Saxon king *Saint Tewdrig (alternatively Tewdric or Theodoric) (c. 580 – c. 630), Welsh king of Gwent and Glywysing, who was martyred fighting the Saxons *Theodoric, Bishop of Ninden (died 880) *Theodoric I, Bishop of Paderborn (died 916) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theodoric」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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