Dirk (name)
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GenderMale
LanguagesDutch: Low Franconian, Low Germanic
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| Gender | Male |
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| Languages | Dutch: Low Franconian, Low Germanic |
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| Related names | Diederik, Derek, Theodoric, Theodore |
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 ("people") and ric ("power"). Dirk may also be a surname. It is cognate to French Thierry, German Dietrich and Gothic Theoderic.
- Dirk I, Count of Holland (died 944)
- Dirk II, Count of Holland (944–988)
- Dirk III, Count of Holland (died 1039)
- Dirk IV, Count of Holland (1020–1049)
- Dirk V, Count of Holland (1052–1091)
- Dirk VI, Count of Holland (1114–1157)
- Dirk VII, Count of Holland (died 1203)
- Dirk Bach (1961–2012), German actor
- Dirk Bauermann (born 1957), German basketball coach
- Dirk Benedict (born 1945), American actor
- Dirk Bezemer (born 1971), Dutch economist
- Dirk Bikkembergs (born 1959), Belgian fashion designer
- Dirk Blocker (born 1957), American actor
- Dirk Bolt (1930–2020), Dutch-born architect
- Dirk Bootsma (1936–2020), Dutch geneticist
- Dirk Brouwer (1902–1966), American astronomer
- Dirk Brossé (born 1960), Belgian composer
- Dirk Bruinenberg (born 1968), Dutch musician
- Dirk Chivers (fl. 1694–1699), Dutch pirate
- Dirk Coster (1889–1950), Dutch physicist
- Dirk Crabeth (1501–1574), Dutch artist
- Dirk Cussler (born 1961), American writer
- Dirk Dirksen (1937–2006), American music promoter
- Dirk Elbers (born 1959), German politician
- Dirk Fock (1858–1941), Dutch politician
- Dirk Frimout (born 1941), Belgian astronaut and astrophysicist
- Dirk Gates (born 1961), American businessman
- Dirk Geukens (1963–2020), Belgian motocross racer
- Dirk Hartog (1580–1621), Dutch sailor and explorer
- Dirk Hayhurst (born 1981), American author
- Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960), Dutch politician and prime minister
- Dirk Jan Struik (1894–2000), Dutch mathematician and historian
- Dirk Johnson (born 1975), American football player
- Dirk Kemp (1913–1983), South African football player
- Dirk Kempthorne (1951–2026), American politician
- Dirk Kienscherf (born 1965), German politician
- Dirk de Klerk (1852–1920), Dutch politician
- Dirk Koetter (born 1959), American football coach
- Dirk Kuyt (born 1980), Dutch football player
- Dirk Mädrich (born 1983), German basketball player
- Dirk Mudge (1928–2020), Namibian politician
- Dirk Müller (artist) (born 1946), Dutch sculptor
- Dirk Müller (cyclist) (born 1973), German cyclist
- Dirk Müller (racing driver) (born 1975), German race car driver
- Dirk Nannes (born 1976), Australian cricket player
- Dirk Niebel (born 1963), German politician
- Dirk Nowitzki (born 1978), German basketball player
- Dirk Polder (1919–2001), Dutch physicist
- Dirk Reichardt (born 1964), German composer
- Dirk Richou (1971-Present), United States IT Professional and former Ice Hockey Player
- Dirk Schlächter (born 1965), German bassist
- Dirk Schreyer (1944–2025), German rower
- Dirk Stikker (1897–1979), Dutch politician and diplomat
- Dirk Stoop (1615–1686), Dutch painter
- Dirk Valkenburg (1675–1721), Dutch painter
- Dirk van Braeckel (born 1958), Belgian car designer
- Dirk van Erp (1860–1933), American coppersmith
- Dirk Van Raalte (1844–1910), American Union soldier and politician
- Dirk de Waard (1919–2011), Dutch-born American geologist
- Dirk Willems (died 1569), Dutch Anabaptist martyr and pacifist
- Dirk Wilutzky (born 1965), German film maker
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People with the nickname
- Dirk Bogarde (1921–1999), stage name of British actor Derek van den Bogaerde
- Stewart "Dirk" Fischer (1924–2013), American composer and musician
- Dirk Gringhuis (1918–1974), American artist and illustrator
- Dirk Meyer (born 1961), American businessman
- Dirk West (1930–1996), American editorial cartoonist and journalist
- Dirk from Veristablium, nickname of Derek Muller
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