Dirk (name)

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Field	Value
name	Dirk
image	Dirk I, Count of Holland, by Hendrik van Heessel.jpg
caption	Dirk I, Count of Holland
gender	Male
languageorigin	Dutch: Low Franconian, Low Germanic
related names	Diederik, Derek, Theodoric, Theodore
image_size	150px
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| name = Dirk | image= Dirk I, Count of Holland, by Hendrik van Heessel.jpg | imagesize= | caption= Dirk I, Count of Holland | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = | language = | languageorigin = Dutch: Low Franconian, Low Germanic | related names = Diederik, Derek, Theodoric, Theodore | footnotes = |image_size=150px}} 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.

People with the given name

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 (born 1951), 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 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

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
Richard Dirk Gringhuis (1918–1974), American artist and illustrator
Derrick Dirk Meyer (born 1961), American businessman
Gerald Dirk West (1930–1996), American editorial cartoonist and journalist
Dirk from Veristablium, nickname of Derek Muller

People with the surname

Robert Dirk (born 1966), 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 (also known as Dirk Spanner), 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

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