54%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Germanic name composed of the elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and war meaning "aware, cautious". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesDieuwke(Dutch) Dieuwer, Dieuwke, Dieuwe(Frisian) Categories people, watchful Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1451.