Dirk

See also: dirk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɜːk/, /dɪək/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /dɝk/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k, -ɪək

Proper noun

Dirk (plural Dirks)

1. A male given name from German or Dutch, equivalent to English Derek.
2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dirk is the 40016^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Dirk is most common among White (91.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dirk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 467.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dirk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪrk/

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• Hyphenation: Dirk
• Rhymes: -ɪrk

Proper noun

Dirk m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Diederik

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Dirk

1. a male given name from Low German, variant of Dietrich, equivalent to English Derek