Meaning, origin and history of the name Dirk

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Gender Masculine

Usage Dutch, German, English

Pronounced Pron. DIRK(Dutch, German)

DURK(English)

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Meaning & History

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.

Related Names

VariantsDick, Diede, Ties(Dutch) Dierk(German)

Other Languages & CulturesToutorix(Ancient Celtic) Theoderich, Theodoricus, Theudoricus, Theutrich, Þiudreiks(Ancient Germanic) Tiidrik, Tiit(Estonian) Thierry(French) Durk, Tiede(Frisian) Theodoric(History) Tielo(Medieval German) Tudor, Tudur(Welsh)

Surname DescendantsDircks, Dircksens, Dirckx, Dirix, Dirks, Dirkse, Dirksen, Dirkx, Dirchs(Dutch) Derichs, Dirks, Dirksen(German)

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Entry updated July 2, 2017 ·