Deric as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Deric

What is the meaning of the name Deric ?

The baby name Deric is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɛrɪk/ (DER-ik).

Deric is Germanic in Origin.

Deric is an English variant of Derek, ultimately tracing back to the Germanic name Theodoric, formed from elements meaning “people” (þeud/diot) and “ruler, power” (rīc). Through Middle Dutch and Low German forms such as Diederik and the short form Dirk, the name entered English, where spellings stabilized as Derek, Deric, and Derick. In High German the cognate is Dietrich.

Used in England from the late medieval period and reinforced by Dutch and Flemish influence in the 16th–17th centuries, Deric has remained the less common spelling beside Derek and Derrick. The word “derrick” for a gallows or crane comes from the Elizabethan hangman Thomas Derrick, a quirk of usage rather than meaning. Variants include Derek, Derrick, Derick, Derik, Dirk, Diederik, and Dietrich; a rare feminine form is Derica. The core sense is “ruler of the people.”