Dirk (name)

Dirk is a Dutch and Low German given name, nickname (traditionally a diminutive form of the Dutch Diederik or the German Theodoric) or otherwise stage name. Dirk is also a surname.

Dirk
GenderMale
Origin
Language(s)Dutch, Low German
Other names
Related namesTheodoric

Dirk may refer to:

People with the given name

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

Other uses

Fictional characters with the name
  • 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 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
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