Diether

Updated on Nov 09, 2023

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Diether is a German given name, composed of the elements diet "people" and her "army".

It is distinct from, but in Modern German has become homophonic with, the name Dieter, which is a short form of Dietrich, composed of the same prefix but the unrelated suffix rihhi "rich".

People called Diether include:

Diether von Isenburg (d. 1482)

Diether von Roeder (d. 1918), eponymous of German destroyer Z17 Diether von Roeder

Diether Lukesch (1918-2004)

Diether Posser (1922-2010)

Diether Haenicke (1935-2009)

Diether Krebs (1947–2000)

Diether Ocampo (b. 1974)

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