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Male Name

Derek

ˈdɛɹ.ɪk
Overview

Gender

masculine

Origin

Categories

American Horror Story characters
ballerinos
baseball players
choreographers
Criminal Minds characters
directors
Euphoria characters
exorcists
Fireman Sam characters
Frasier characters
Characteristics
How people perceive this name
Overall Rating
75/100
wholesome65%
strong140%
strange65%
simple80%

Meaning & Etymology

From the older English name Dederick, which was in origin a Low German form of Theodoric. It was imported to England from the Low Countries in the 15th century.

Related Names

diota

Roots

þeoda

Roots

thiod

Roots

rih

Roots

rik

Roots

Dederick

Variants

Derick

Variants

Derrick

Variants

Deryck

Variants

Diederik

Other Languages & Cultures

Dick

Other Languages & Cultures

Diederick

Other Languages & Cultures

Dirk

Other Languages & Cultures

Ties

Other Languages & Cultures

Tiidrik

Other Languages & Cultures

Thierry

Other Languages & Cultures

Durk

Other Languages & Cultures

Diedrich

Other Languages & Cultures

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