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Detlef

Boy NameLow German Origin

Meaning

, GermanDerived from the Germanic elements theud "people" and leib "heritage".

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Based on famous people named Detlef and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Famous People Named Detlef

Detlef Grumbach

Detlef Grumbach (born 1955 in Detmold) is a German author and journalist.

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Detlef Laugwitz

Detlef Laugwitz (1932–2000) was a German mathematician and historian, who worked in differential geometry, history of mathematics, functional analysis, and non-standard analysis.

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Detlef Sack

Detlef Sack was born 1965.

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Detlef Zühlke

Detlef Zuehlke (born 1949 in Bad Pyrmont) is a German engineer and professor.

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Detlef Quadfasel

Detlef Rudolf Quadfasel is a professor of Geophysics at Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy, Physics and Geophysics at Copenhagen University and Oceanography at the Institut für Meereskunde, Hamburg.

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