Thierry
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Thierry is a French
male given name
, derived from the Germanic
"Theodoric" and the cognate of German
"Dietrich" and "Dieter", English
Derek
and Derrick
, and of various forms in other European languages.
It may refer to:
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French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
male given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, derived from the Germanic
Germanic languages
The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...
"Theodoric" and the cognate of German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
"Dietrich" and "Dieter", English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Derek
Derek
Derek is a male name derived from the same root as the Old German Theodoric, meaning power of the tribe or ruler of the people. Variants recently revived are Deryk, Deric, Derak, the Dutch form Dirk, popularised by the actor Dirk Bogarde, and the Low German Dirk...
and Derrick
Derrick
A derrick is a lifting device composed of one tower, or guyed mast such as a pole which is hinged freely at the bottom. It is controlled by lines powered by some means such as man-hauling or motors, so that the pole can move in all four directions. A line runs up it and over its top with a hook on...
, and of various forms in other European languages.
It may refer to:
Given name:
- Theodoric of FreibergTheodoric of FreibergTheodoric of Freiberg was a German member of the Dominican order and a theologian and physicist...
(c. 1250-c. 131), also known as Thierry, early Dominican - Thierry of ChartresThierry of ChartresThierry of Chartres or Theodoric the Breton was a twelfth-century philosopher working at Chartres and Paris, France....
(died before 1155), French philosopher - Theodoric I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (ruled 978–1027)
- Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine (ruled 1070–1115)
- Theuderic IITheuderic IITheuderic II , king of Burgundy and Austrasia , was the second son of Childebert II...
(587-613), king of Burgundy and Austrasia - Thierry, Count of FlandersThierry, Count of FlandersThierry of Alsace , in Flanders known as Diederik van den Elzas, was count of Flanders from 1128 to 1168. He was the youngest son of Duke Thierry II of Lorraine and Gertrude of Flanders...
(c. 1099–1168), also known as Derrick or Thierry of Alsace - Thierry BoutsenThierry BoutsenThierry Marc Boutsen is a former racing driver who raced for the Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan teams in Formula One.-Career:thumb|left|Boutsen driving for [[Arrows]] at the [[1984 Dallas Grand Prix]]....
(born 1957), Belgian former Formula One race car driver - Thierry BretonThierry BretonThierry Breton is a French businessman and politician who is currently the CEO of the IT firm Atos. He was the French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Dominique de Villepin, Jacques Chirac being the President de la...
(born 1955), French businessman and former Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry - Thierry BrusseauThierry BrusseauThierry Brusseau was a track and field athlete from France, who mainly competed in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase during his career. His personal best was 8:22.22, achieved in 1991.-Achievements:...
, French track and field athlete - Thierry ClaveyrolatThierry ClaveyrolatThierry Claveyrolat was a French road bicycle racer. He was King of the Mountains in the 1990 Tour de France.- Racing career :...
(1959-1999), French road bicycle racer - Thierry CornilletThierry CornilletThierry Cornillet is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-east of France. He is a member of the Union for French Democracy, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Development...
(born 1951), French politician - Thierry DusautoirThierry DusautoirThierry Dusautoir is a French rugby union player who currently plays for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. Dusautoir is a strong ball carrier with good speed and strength to get out of tackles.Dusautoir was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...
(born 1981), French rugby union player - Thierry FischerThierry FischerThierry Fischer is a Swiss orchestra conductor and flutist.Fischer studied flute with Aurèle Nicolet and began his musical career as Principal Flute in Hamburg and at the Zurich Opera, where he studied scores with Nikolaus Harnoncourt...
(born 1957), Swiss orchestra conductor and flautist - Thierry GueorgiouThierry GueorgiouThierry Gueorgiou is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.-Clubs:Gueorgiou runs for two orienteering clubs, the French NO St-Etienne...
(born 1979), French orienteer - Thierry HenryThierry HenryThierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...
(born 1977), French football player - Thierry JonquetThierry JonquetThierry Jonquet was a French writer who specialised in crime novels with political themes. He was born in Paris; his most recent and best known novel outside of France was Mygale , then published in the US in 2003 by City Lights. Mygale was also published in the UK as Tarantula in 2005...
(1954-2009), French writer - Thierry LambertonThierry LambertonThierry Dominique Lamberton is a former ice speed skater from France, who represented his native country at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.-References:*...
, French ice speed skater - Thierry LhermitteThierry LhermitteThierry Lhermitte is a French actor, known for his comedic roles. He was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, and Michel Blanc...
(born 1952), French actor - Thierry LincouThierry LincouThierry Lincou is a professional squash player from France. He reached the World No. 1 ranking in January 2004...
(born 1976), French squash player - Thierry MarianiThierry MarianiThierry Mariani is a French politician, Secretary of State for Transport for the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable development, Transport and Housing Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet in the François Fillon III government, and a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.-Biography:Thierry Mariani was...
(born 1958), French politician - Thierry MaulnierThierry MaulnierThierry Maulnier was a French journalist, essayist, dramatist, and literary critic.-Before 1940:...
(born 1908), French journalist, essayist, dramatist and literary critic - Thierry MuglerThierry MuglerThierry Mugler is a French fashion designer and creator of several perfumes.-Childhood:Mugler was born in Strasbourg, France on 21 December 1948. His passion led him to focus more on drawing than on school and at the age of 9, he began to study classical dance...
(born 1948), French fashion designer - Thierry MeyssanThierry MeyssanThierry Meyssan is a French journalist and political activist.He is the author of investigations into the extreme right wing , as well as into the Catholic Church Thierry Meyssan (born 18 May 1957 in Talence, Gironde) is a French journalist and political activist.He is the author of investigations...
(born 1957), controversial French journalist - Thierry MutinThierry MutinThierry Mutin is a French singer of classical music and songwriter , famous for his 1988 hit single "Sketch of Love".-Biography:In 1984, Thierry Mutin released the single "Milliardaire comme personne"...
, French singer - Thierry PaulinThierry PaulinThierry Paulin was a French serial killer active in the 1980s.-Childhood and teenage years:Paulin was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique. His father flew to France just after his birth, leaving his teen-aged mother to fend for herself and the baby...
(1963-1989), French serial killer - Thierry PastorThierry PastorThierry Pastor is a French singer and composer known for his 1980s hits "Le Coup de folie" and "Sur des Musiques Noires"...
, French singer - Thierry RousselThierry RousselThierry Roussel was the fourth husband of Christina Onassis, and the only man with whom she had a child. Their daughter is Athina Onassis de Miranda...
(born 1953), fourth husband of Christina Onassis - Thierry RuinartThierry RuinartDom Thierry Ruinart was a French Benedictine monk and scholar. He was a Maurist, and a disciple of Jean Mabillon....
(1657–1709), French Benedictine monk and scholar - Thierry SabineThierry SabineThierry Sabine was a French wrangler, motorcycle racer, and founder and main organizer of Paris Dakar....
(1949-1986), French race driver and founder and main organizer of the Dakar Rally - Thierry St-CyrThierry St-CyrThierry St-Cyr is an engineer and Bloc Québécois politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the Member of Parliament for Jeanne-Le Ber from 2006 to 2011.- Education and Career Background :...
(born 1977), Canadian politician
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- Jacques Nicolas Augustin ThierryJacques Nicolas Augustin ThierryAugustin Thierry was a French historian.He was born in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, the elder brother of Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry. He had no advantages of birth or fortune, but was distinguished at the Blois Grammar School, and entered the École Normale Supérieure in 1811...
(1795-1856), French historian - John ThierryJohn ThierryJohn Thierry is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round of the 1994 NFL Draft...
(born 1971), American former National Football League player - Mélanie ThierryMélanie ThierryMélanie Thierry, is a French actress best known to international audiences for her role as Aurora in the 2008 film Babylon A.D.-Biography:...
(born 1981), French actress
Fictional characters:
- Thierry, friend of Roland in the epic poem The Song of RolandThe Song of RolandThe Song of Roland is the oldest surviving major work of French literature. It exists in various manuscript versions which testify to its enormous and enduring popularity in the 12th to 14th centuries...
- Thierry, in the 1621 English stage play Thierry and TheodoretThierry and TheodoretThierry and Theodoret is a Jacobean era stage play, a tragedy in the canon of John Fletcher and his collaborators that was first published in 1621...