English

Alternative spellings
Derick
Derrick
Deryck

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

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�rɪk|-�rɪk

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. given name|male, popular in the UK in mid-twentieth century.

Related terms
rare non-standard spellings: Darek, Darrick, Darriq, Dereck, Deric, Derik, Deriq, Derreck, Derrek, Derrik, Derryck, Derryk, Deryk, Deryke
Dedrick
Del
Derk
Derry
Dirk
Jerrick
Terry

Translations
trans-top|given name
Czech: D�t�ich
Dutch: Diederik, Dirk
Estonian: Tiidrik , Tiit
French: Thierry
trans-mid
German: Dietrich, Dirk
Hungarian: Detre
Icelandic: Diðrik
Italian: Teodorico
Norwegian: Didrik
trans-bottom

References
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names.Oxford University Press 2001.
Behind the Name Article
Think Baby Names Article

Category:Male given names from Germanic

sr:Derek

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