| Pronunciation | French: [tjɛʁi] ⓘ |
|---|---|
| Gender | masculine |
| Language(s) | French |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Power is mighty or the ruler of the people or God's gift |
Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German "Dietrich" and "Dieter", English Terry, Italian Teodorico, Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname.
Bernard (Bernhard) is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname.
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French. It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (Kefa), the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname.
Adolf is a given name with German origins.
Dietrich is an ancient German name meaning "ruler of the people", but also "keeper of the keys" or "lockpick".
Gérard is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are gari > ger- and -hard. The English cognate of Gérard is Gerard.
Green is a surname. A variant is Greene. Notable people with the surname include:
Jourdain is a surname.
Brandon is a surname of British and Irish origin. Notable persons with that surname include:
Derek is a masculine given name. It is the English language short form of Diederik, the Low Franconian form of the name Theodoric. Theodoric is an old Germanic name with an original meaning of "people-ruler".
Michel is a name used today in France, Canada, Belgium and other French-speaking countries. It can be both a given name and a surname of Hebrew origin, derived from Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל, meaning Who Is Like God? The name is particularly common in French, German, Dutch, and Afrikaans. In these instances Michel is equivalent to the English personal name Michael, although in Dutch the name Michaël is also common. Mitxel is the Basque form of Michael. When of Czech, Slovak or Polish origin it is a variant of the personal name Michal. When of Greek origin, the surname Michel is a shortened form of various patronymic derivatives of Michael. Examples of such are Michelakis, Michelakakis, or Michelakos.
Cordier, De Cordier is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Martin may either be a given name or surname. In Scotland, Martin or McMartin is a common surname of Scottish Gaelic origin. Martin is, however, more common as a masculine given name in many languages and cultures. It comes from the Latin name Martinus, which is a late derived form of the name of the Roman god Mars, protective godhead of the Latins and, therefore, god of war. The meaning is usually rendered in reference to the god as "of Mars", or "of war/warlike" ("martial"). Alternatively, it may also be derived from the Proto-Germanic elements "mar", meaning famous and "tank", meaning thought, counsel.
Kelly is a surname in the English language. The name has numerous origins, most notably from the Ui Maine. In some cases it is derived from toponyms located in Ireland and Great Britain, in other cases it is derived from patronyms in the Irish language.
Lambert is an English and French given name and surname. It is from the Low German form of the anthroponymic name Landberht from the Old High German land "(home) land" and beraht "bright".
Albert is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic Adalbert and Adelbert, containing the words adal ("noble") and beraht. It is also less commonly in use as a surname. Feminine forms of the names "Alberta" are declining in use.
Alain is widely used as a personal name and is the French form of Alan but also exists in English-speaking countries:
Dirk is a male given name of Dutch origin. It is a traditional diminutive of the Dutch name Diederik. The meaning of the name is "the people's ruler", composed of þeud ("people") and ric ("power"). Dirk may also be a surname. It is cognate to French Thierry, German Dietrich and Gothic Theoderic.
Dubois is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Flint is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Burchard are both Germanic given names and surnames, from Burg "castle" and hart "hard". Notable people with the name include: