Dietrich

Common Germanic name

Dietrich is a German given name and surname, from elements meaning "ruler of the people." As a surname, it's associated with Marlene Dietrich, the German-American actress known for glamorous androgyny in 1930s Hollywood.

A dietrich (lowercase, German) is a skeleton key or lockpick—a tool for opening locks without the proper key.

actress

Marlene

Germanic feminine name

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name

Marlene

Germanic feminine name

Teutonic · heritage · ancestry · genealogy · Nordic · Germanic · family · lineage · European · patronymic

lockpicking

pick

Pointed breaking tool

security · cylinder · tumbler · rake · locksmith · entry · tool · set · manipulation · padlock

literature

knight

Honored mounted soldier

saga · hero · Theodoric · epic · Germanic · mythology · warrior · dwarf · dragon · sword

Categories
Opposites
ethnic/linguistic origin of names

DietrichSmith

Ubiquitous English surname

Johnson · Williams · Jones · Brown · Wilson

golden age hollywood persona

DietrichDoris Day

Debbie Reynolds · Mary Pickford · Shirley Temple · Donna Reed · Ginger Rogers

wwii political stance

DietrichCoco Chanel

Phrases
Family

Derek, Derrick

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G