Dirk name - Meaning of Dirk

Dirk name - Meaning of Dirk

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Gender
Masculine
Lucky Number
6
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Usage
Dutch, German, English, Germanic
Pronounced
DIRK (Dutch) , DEERK (German) , DURK (English)
Dirk Meaning
Short form of Diederik. The name was popularized in the English-speaking world by actor Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999), who had some Dutch ancestry. This is also the Scots word for a type of dagger. Dirk is popular in English, German, Dutch and Flemish languages. It is derived from the Germanic word “rick” which means "powerful" or "ruler".

Dirk Related Names
Variants: Dick, Diede, Ties (Dutch), Dierk (German)
Other Languages: Teutorigos (Ancient Celtic), Theoderich, Theodoricus, Theudoricus, þeutrich, þiudreiks (Ancient Germanic), Thierry (French), Tiede (Frisian), Theodoric (History), Tielo (Medieval German), Tudor, Tudur (Welsh)

Dirk Celebrities
Dirk Nowitzki - basketball player, Dirk Blocker - actor, Dirk Frimout - astronaut, Dirk Johnson - football player, Dirk Scheele - musician,


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