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I really like this name. It's so very cool and simple. It's much better than Dick.
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Also Flemish: http://www.names.be/jongensnamen.html?met=Dirk&sort=beldesc
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I've always liked the name Dirk. There's no reason for people to hate it. This name just sounds harsh but okay then.
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I love this name! I think it would be a reasonable unisex name for boys and tomboy girls.
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Dirk Bogarde was an English actor.
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Dirk Blocker, son of Dan Blocker who played Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza.
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Sounds like "dork".
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Dirk Savage from Last Kids on Earth.
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Sounds very silly.
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Ugly.
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Uhhhh reminds me of Dirk Strider from the webcomic Homestuck. Honestly, it DOES remind me of the word dork, which sounds adorable- don't even test me.
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Dirk Been was a contestant in the first season of the successful reality show Survivor. He was known for being very religious and a 23-year-old virgin.
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Sounds too close to dirt.
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Dirk Gently: a detective of fiction, created by English writer Douglas Adams. Character of three novels; adapted to theatre, radio plays, and television.
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Dirk the Daring is the main character from the famous arcade game Dragon's Lair; a superb old fashion laser disc game of the 80's.
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The name Dirk was given to 25 boys born in the US in 2015.
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The Name DIRK is also written in West Frisian as DURK. [noted -ed]
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Dirk Bogarde was born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde.
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I surprised nobody has mentioned Dirk Strider, older brother of Dave strider in the web comic Homestuck, written and drawn by Andrew Hussie...
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Dierec Bouts (or Dirk) (1420-1475) was a Netherlandish painter. He had two sons: Dieric and Aelbrecht.
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It sounds like the name of a cocky bad boy type, a cowboy. Dirk = dick + jerk. Still, I'm a sucker for the bad boys. *sigh* lol.
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Origin is Diederik, old German name meaning either "Powerful among the people" or "Protector of the people".
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It's my boyfriend's name and he's Dutch. I didn't like it when he told me his name (to a Danish girl it sounds weird), but now I love it! It's pronounced: Deerk, but as a short sound.
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The name sounds like 'dirt' and 'jerk' in English, but it's ugly in any language.
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Sounds like berk/jerk.
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Ok, I'll be the bad guy here -- please remember the playground folks! Any boy with this name is bound to be exposed to, "Dirk the Dork". Just sayin'.
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Famous bearer is Dirk Benedict.
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There's also a female version of the name, "Dirka", that is used in Germany, though not very common.
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My brother thinks this name is funny.
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Pronounced DEERK in Germany. [noted -ed]
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Dirk Nowitzki is a major force in the NBA. He is from Germany and currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks (2006).
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Dirk Pitt is a main character in many of Clive Cussler's books.
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Often said to be Scottish for dagger.
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I like the name Dirk for some reason, but I like it spelled with an e at the end.
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