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Etymology of Dilthey

What does the name Dilthey mean?

The roots of the ancient and distinguished German surname Dilthey lie in Westphalia. The name is of two possible origins. Firstly, Dilthey is derived from the name "Direndai," a Middle High German term for a special type of textile; in this instance, the name would have been originally borne by a manufacturer or seller of this kind of textile. Alternatively, the name is derived from the Old High German "diot," meaning "people, nation," and "dey," meaning "bog, marsh." In this case, it is likely that the progenitor of the name was someone who lived near a bog or marsh area.

Early Origins of the Dilthey family

The surname Dilthey was first found in Westphalia, where the name is thought to have first emerged. The earliest recorded bearer of the name was Konrad Dyrenday, who was a resident of Esslingen in 1350. The young Dilthey family played a major role in the early history of the region, and contributed greatly to the development of medieval Westphalian society.

Early History of the Dilthey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dilthey research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1404, 1700, 1728, 1777, 1833 and 1911 are included under the topic Early Dilthey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dilthey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dilthey, Dilday, Dildine, Direndai, Dillenday and many more.

Early Notables of the Dilthey family

  • Philipp Jakob Dilthey (c.1700), a minister
  • Polyxene Christiane Auguste Dilthey (1728-1777), a well-known poet
  • Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911), a famous German philosopher

Migration of the Dilthey family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Catharina Dilthey, who emigrated from the Palatinate to New York with her children Frantz, Georg, and Hermann in 1710; and John Ogden Dildine, who was naturalized in Ontario in 1837..

Contemporary Notables of the name Dilthey (post 1700)+

  • William J. Dilthey, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1901, 1902 1
  • Walter Dilthey (b. 1877), prominent German chemist and university professor
  • Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911), German philosopher
  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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