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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:

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