Deothoricus is not Latin for Theodore. Deothoricus is a form of Theodoricus, that is the "Latinized" form of Germanic *Theodarikaz (Gothic Thiudareiks, Old High German Diotrih, Old English Theodric) > German Dietrich English Derrick, Dirk, French Thierry, etc Joao SL ----- Original Message ----- From: W. David Samuelsen <dsam@sampubco.com> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 1:44 AM Subject: Re: [PFALZ] Question > Dietrich is sometimes Richard. Derrick > > never David because it is one of common German given names. > > Deothoricus is Latin for Theodore. > > W. David Samuelsen > > "Sarah J. Adams" wrote: > > > > Hello one and all, > > > > Since we are on names I do however have one question. I have a hunch that I > > may be on the right path but I want feedback to make sure I have it down > > pat. > > > > I have come across the name Deothoricus in the Otterstadt Church records > > from LDS. Prior to this entry there is a Theodore Lemmerich and shortly > > after the Deothoricus. I am suspecting that Deothoricus is the Latin form of > > Theodore. Am I on the right track? > > > > Second question: Is Dietrich a form of David, Theodore and a separte name on > > its own? > > > > Thank you in advance for any insight. It is appreciated. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Sarah Adams > > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? > send your message to Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com (click and ready to go) > mailto:Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe >