Derek

Alternative forms

 * Derick
 * Derrick
 * Deryck


 * Darek
 * Darrick
 * Darriq
 * Dereck
 * Deric
 * Derik
 * Deriq


 * Derreck
 * Derrek
 * Derrik
 * Derryck
 * Derryk
 * Deryk
 * Deryke

Etymology
Borrowed in the Middle Ages from a Low German variant of Theodoric, Germanic þeud "people" + ric "ruler", and revived in the nineteenth century.

Pronunciation
'dɛrɪk

Proper noun

 * 1) * 1895, The American Magazine, Crowell-Collier Pub. co.,1895. page 446:
 * "Do you think so? Her husband has an odd name - Derek Keppel. He is a musician - a violinist."
 * 1) * 1974, Joseph Heller, Something happened, ISBN 0 224 01065 4, page 509:
 * We do not entertain as much anymore because of Derek. (He produces strain. We have to pretend he doesn't.) I used to like him when I still thought he was normal. I was fond of him. I used to call him Dirk, and Kiddo, Steamshovel, Dinky Boy, and Dicky Dare. Till I found out what he was. Now it's always formal: Derek.
 * We do not entertain as much anymore because of Derek. (He produces strain. We have to pretend he doesn't.) I used to like him when I still thought he was normal. I was fond of him. I used to call him Dirk, and Kiddo, Steamshovel, Dinky Boy, and Dicky Dare. Till I found out what he was. Now it's always formal: Derek.

Related terms

 * Dedrick
 * Del
 * Derk
 * Derry
 * Dirk
 * Jerrick
 * Terry

Translations

 * Catalan: Teodoric
 * Chinese: 德瑞克
 * Croatian: Teodorik
 * Czech: Dětřich
 * Dutch: Diederik, Diedrich, Dirk
 * Esperanto: Teodoriko
 * Estonian: ,
 * Faroese: Tíðrikur
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: Detre
 * Icelandic: ,


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: デレク
 * Latin: Theodoricus
 * Latvian: Didzis
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: Teodoryk
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: Teodoric
 * Russian: Дерек
 * Serbian: Теодорик
 * Slovene: Teodorik
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: