Dirk

Flemish and Dutch, contracted form of Derek

"the people's ruler"

Dirk Origin and Meaning

The name Dirk is a boy's name of Dutch, Flemish origin.

A perennial classic in the Netherlands, short-and-sweet Dirk is starting to feel like a fresher alternative to cousin Derek.

Dirk Rank in US Top 1000

# 993 in the US

Popularity of the name Dirk

• 163 Netherlands 2015

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Famous People Named Dirk

• Dirk Werner Nowitzki German pro basketball player
• Dirk Been American reality TV personality on "Survivor"
• Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde) English actor
• Dirk Kuyt Dutch footballer
• Dirk Arthur Kempthorne former U.S. Secretary of the Interior
• Dirk Maggs British radio producer, director and writer
• Dirk Fock Governor,General of the Dutch East Indies

The name Dirk in Pop Culture

• Dirk Strider character in the web comic "Homestuck"
• Dirk Valentine character in the Nancy Drew video game, "Secret of Shadow Ranch"
• Dirk Diggler porn star character in the movie "Boogie Nights"
• Dirk Calloway character in the movie "Rushmore"
• Dirk Pitt character in a series of novels by Clive Cussler
• Dirk Mann character in Disney Channel's "Bizaardvark"
• Dirk Gently delightfully quirky character from Douglas Adams books and TV show Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
• Dirk Garthwaite aka The Wrecker character in Marvel's Thor comics
• Dirk character in the Mercedes Lackey fantasy series, "Arrows"