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A well-known Dutch bearer of this name is the film director Dick Maas (b. 1951), although in his case the name is a variant form of Dirk.
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As Lucille mentioned, Dick can also be derived from the name Dirk, itself a derivative of Diederik. Additionally, it is sometimes spelled without the c, as in the case of Dik Trom, whose real name is Dirk and who is the main character in a well-known series of children's books written by Dutch writer C. Joh. Kieviet.
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A famous bearer is Dick Bruna, the creator of Nijntje, a very populair series of children's books in the Netherlands. Nijntje is known as Miffy in the US.
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