masculine Detlef

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Origin:
germanic
Name Root:
*þeudō *laibō > Dietleib
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Old High German “Dietleib,” composed of two elements: “*þeudō,” meaning “a people, a nation” plus “*laibō,” meaning “inheritor, heir, heirloom, legacy, remains, descendant.” 1) Detlev von Ahlefeldt (1612–1686) was Lord on Haseldorf, Haselau, Kaden, and bearer of the Dannebrog Order and the Elephant Order. 2) Detlev Friedrich von Ahlefeldt (1686–1745) was the heir to Brodau and major Danish general.

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danish
danish
faroese
faroese
finnish
finnish
german
german
greenlandic
greenlandic
norwegian
norwegian
old danish
old danish
old swedish
old swedish
swedish
swedish

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danish
finnish
german
norwegian
swedish
faroese
old danish
hungarian (magyar)
ancient germanic

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Notable People and Personalities

Detlef Bothe (born 1957), German Sprint Canoeist
Detlef Bruckhoff (born 1958), Retired German Footballer
Detlef Enge (born 1952), Former German Football Player
Detlef Gromoll (1938–2008), German Mathematician
Detlef Grumbach (born 1955), German Author And Journalist
Detlef Hofmann (born 1963), German Sprint Canoeist
Detlef Kirchhoff (born 1967), German Rower
Detlef Kraus (1919–2008), German Pianist
Detlef Kübeck (born 1956), Retired German Sprinter
Detlef Laugwitz (1932–2000), German Mathematician
Detlef Lewe (1939–2008), German Sprint Canoeist
Detlef Lienau (1818–1887), German-denmark Architect
Detlef Lohse, Dutch Fluid Mechanics Researcher
Detlef Michel (born 1955), German Track And Field Athlete
Detlef Nebbe (born 1912), German Ss-hauptscharführer (staff At Auschwitz Concentration Camp)
Detlef Okrent (1909–1983), German Field Hockey Player
Detlef Pirsig (born 1945), Former German Football Player
Detlef Quadfasel, Professor Of Geophysics At Niels Bohr Institute
Detlef Raugust (born 1954), German Former Footballer
Detlef Richter (born 1956), German Bobsledder
Detlef Sack (born 1965), Professor Of Comparative Political Science At Bielefeld University
Detlef Schmidt (born 1958), German Sprint Canoeist
Detlef Schößler (born 1962), German Former Footballer, Now A Coach
Detlef Schrempf (born 1963), Retired German Basketball Player
Detlef Siebert, German Television Writer, Director And Producer
Detlef Soost (born 1970), German Dancer And Choreographer
Detlef Thorith (born 1942), Retired German Discus Thrower
Detlef Ultsch (born 1955), Former German Judoka
Detlef Weigel (born 1961), German American Scientist
Detlef Wiedeke (born 1950), German Singer, Composer And Producer