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ArchivesA final word on Theodoric
in reply to a message by Pavlos
The name Theodrichos (pronounced theoDORichos) is cited in *Lexicon of Greek Personal Names* (an Oxford University project, http://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/names2.html) as a bona fide central Greek name.
The above compilation excludes Byzantine-era names, so it appears that the Theodoric/Theodorichos was in fact not a name coined by our Gothic friend.
The above compilation excludes Byzantine-era names, so it appears that the Theodoric/Theodorichos was in fact not a name coined by our Gothic friend.
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That website describes its scope as excluding LATER Byzantine names, not ALL names from the Byzantine era. It also says it includes names up to the 6th century and "non-Greek names recorded in Greek".
Keeping this in mind, I think that it is possible that the single Theodorichos from central Greece could have had a Hellenized Gothic name. In fact, this person could be THE Theodoric himself!
Keeping this in mind, I think that it is possible that the single Theodorichos from central Greece could have had a Hellenized Gothic name. In fact, this person could be THE Theodoric himself!
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