Type Word & Element Usage Old Dutch [1] Meaning & History Old Dutch word meaning "people, tribe". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesþeoda(Frankish) þiuda(Gothic) þeudō(Old Germanic) diota(Old High German) thiod(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantsThijmen, Tijmen(Dutch) Tiedemann(German) Theotman(Germanic) Surname DescendantsTiedeman, Tiedemann(Low German) Sources & References Köbler, Gerhard. Altniederfränkisches Wörterbuch, entry thiad, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/anfrkwbhinw.html.