Dirk (name)
Dirk is a male given name of Dutch origin. It is a traditional diminutive of the Dutch name Diederik. The meaning of the name is "the people's ruler", composed of þeud and ric. Dirk may also be a surname. It is cognate to French Thierry, German Dietrich and Gothic Theoderic.
People with the given name
- Dirk I, Count of Holland
- Dirk II, Count of Holland
- Dirk III, Count of Holland
- Dirk IV, Count of Holland
- Dirk V, Count of Holland
- Dirk VI, Count of Holland
- Dirk VII, Count of Holland
- Dirk Bach, German actor
- Dirk Bauermann, German basketball coach
- Dirk Benedict, American actor
- Dirk Bezemer, Dutch economist
- Dirk Bikkembergs, Belgian fashion designer
- Dirk Blocker, American actor
- Dirk Bolt, Dutch-born architect
- Dirk Bootsma, Dutch geneticist
- Dirk Brouwer, American astronomer
- Dirk Brossé, Belgian composer
- Dirk Bruinenberg, Dutch musician
- Dirk Chivers, Dutch pirate
- Dirk Coster, Dutch physicist
- Dirk Crabeth, Dutch artist
- Dirk Cussler, American writer
- Dirk Dirksen, American music promoter
- Dirk Elbers, German politician
- Dirk Fock, Dutch politician
- Dirk Frimout, Belgian astronaut and astrophysicist
- Dirk Gates, American businessman
- Dirk Geukens, Belgian motocross racer
- Dirk Hartog, Dutch sailor and explorer
- Dirk Hayhurst, American author
- Dirk Jan de Geer, Dutch politician and prime minister
- Dirk Jan Struik, Dutch mathematician and historian
- Dirk Johnson, American football player
- Dirk Kemp, South African football player
- Dirk Kempthorne, American politician
- Dirk Kienscherf, German politician
- Dirk de Klerk, Dutch politician
- Dirk Koetter, American football coach
- Dirk Kuyt, Dutch football player
- Dirk Mädrich, German basketball player
- Dirk Mudge, Namibian politician
- Dirk Müller (artist), Dutch sculptor
- Dirk Müller (cyclist), German cyclist
- Dirk Müller (racing driver), German race car driver
- Dirk Nannes, Australian cricket player
- Dirk Niebel, German politician
- Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player
- Dirk Polder, Dutch physicist
- Dirk Schlächter, German bassist
- Dirk Schreyer, German rower
- Dirk Stikker, Dutch politician and diplomat
- Dirk Stoop, Dutch painter
- Dirk Valkenburg, Dutch painter
- Dirk van Braeckel, Belgian car designer
- Dirk van Erp, American coppersmith
- Dirk Van Raalte, American Union soldier and politician
- Dirk de Waard, Dutch-born American geologist
- Dirk Willems, Dutch Anabaptist martyr and pacifist
- Dirk Wilutzky, German film maker
People with the nickname
- Dirk Bogarde, stage name of British actor Derek van den Bogaerde
- Stewart "Dirk" Fischer, American composer and musician
- Richard Dirk Gringhuis, American artist and illustrator
- Derrick Dirk Meyer, American businessman
- Gerald Dirk West, American editorial cartoonist and journalist
- Dirk from Veristablium, nickname of Derek Muller
People with the surname
- Robert Dirk, Canadian ice hockey player
Fictional characters with the name
- Dirk, a character from the horror comic series Witch Creek Road
- Dirk Anger, Marvel Comics character
- Dirk the Daring, the main character in the video game Dragon's Lair
- Dirk Dagger, the main character in the video game Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol
- Dirk Diggler, the main character in Boogie Nights played by Mark Wahlberg
- Dirk Dreamer, a character in the video game The Sims 2
- Dirk Gently, the main character in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
- Dirk McQuickly, the equivalent of Paul McCartney in The Beatles parody band The Rutles
- Dirk Pitt, the main character in novels by Clive Cussler
- Dirk Strider, a character from the webcomic Homestuck
- Dirk Struan, the main character in James Clavell's 1966 novel Tai-Pan
- Dirk (Bizaardvark character), a main character on Disney Channel's Bizaardvark
- Blackblaze Dirk, a villain in ''Xenoblade Chronicles 3''