Diether is a German given name, composed of the elements ''
diet
Diet may refer to:
Food
* Diet (nutrition), the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group
* Dieting, the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake
** Diet food, foods that aid in creating a diet for weight loss ...
'' "people" and ''her'' "army".
It is distinct from, but in
Modern German
New High German (NHG; ) is the term used for the most recent period in the history of the German language, starting in the 17th century. It is a loan translation of the German (). The most important characteristic of the period is the developme ...
has become homophonic with, the name
Dieter, which is a short form of
Dietrich
Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "ruler of the people", but also "keeper of the keys" or "lockpick" (either the tool or the profession).
Given name
* Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440)
* Thierry of Alsace (; 1099–1168), ...
, composed of the same prefix but the unrelated suffix ''rihhi'' "rich".
People called Diether include:
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Diether von Isenburg
Diether von Isenburg ( 14127 May 1482) was twice Archbishop (1459–1461 and 1475–1482) and founder of the University of Mainz. As Archbishop of Mainz, he was ''ex officio'' Elector and Lord Chancellor of Germany.
Biography
Diether was a son ...
(d. 1482)
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Diether von Roeder (d. 1918), eponymous of
German destroyer Z17 Diether von Roeder
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Diether Lukesch (1918–2004)
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Diether Posser
Diether Posser (9 March 1922 in Essen – 9 January 2010 in Essen) was a German politician, representative of the Social Democratic Party.
Life
During his childhood in Essen he was influenced by the Lutheran church. After serving in the ...
(1922–2010)
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Diether Haenicke (1935–2009)
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Diether Kunerth (1940–2024)
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Diether Krebs (1947–2000)
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Diether Ocampo
Diether Pascual Ocampo (born July 19, 1973) is a Filipino actor, singer, model and comedian.
Background
Diether Pascual Ocampo was born on July 19, 1973 in Aniban, Bacoor, Cavite, where he attended school. He attended De La Salle University-Da ...
(b. 1974)
* Diether Perez (b. 2001)
* Diether Ong (b. 2011)
See also
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Germanic name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements ( stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The i ...
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Ether
In organic chemistry, ethers are a class of compounds that contain an ether group, a single oxygen atom bonded to two separate carbon atoms, each part of an organyl group (e.g., alkyl or aryl). They have the general formula , where R and R†...
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Germanic given names