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I prefer Derrick.

If you want DEE-drick, I'd go with Deidrich. Dedrick looks and sounds like a deceased Richard to me.

My brother's name is Detre, a form of Dietrich, which is of Theodoric!

Dead Rick :-/

In Swedish it's pronounced DEE-drick and most commonly spelled Dedrik.
I kind of like it and I think it's cute. Though I'm not sure I would name a child Dedrik. But I wouldn't mind it on other people's children.

i would say DED-rick.

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don't like it at all.

Dieterich Buxtehude

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As for Dedrick, I would pronounce it with the first syllable as "dead" which to me takes away from its appeal.

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I do think Dietrich is way better, as in composer Dietrich Buxtehude.

This message was edited 5/2/2008, 11:30 AM

With that spelling it looks (to me) like it should be pronounced 'dead-rick'

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Maybe for the 'DEE' pronounciation; Diederick, Diederik or even Dietrich would be better?

This message was edited 5/2/2008, 11:07 AM

I'd have to go for dead-rick. Not exactly a good name. I dunno...I'm hopefully pronouncing it wrong. It's not terrible though...