Derek

See also: derék and derek

English

Alternative forms
rare non-standard spellings (some based upon mispronunciations and mergers)
  • Derreck
  • Derrek
  • Derrik
  • Derryck
  • Derryk
  • Deryk
  • Deryke

Etymology

Borrowed in the Middle Ages from a Middle Low German variant of Theodoric, and revived in the nineteenth century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛɹɪk/
    Rhymes: -ɛrɪk

Proper noun

Derek

  1. A male given name.
    • 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."
    • 1974, Joseph Heller, Something happened, →ISBN, 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.
    • 2010 James Robertson, And the Land Lay Still, Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, page 292:
      Frederick or Derek Boothby was in his late fifties, the son of a naval officer and a daughter of the Earl of Limerick.

Usage notes
  • Popular in the UK in mid-twentieth century.

Translations

References
  1. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names.Oxford University Press 2001.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Derek.

Proper noun

Derek

  1. a male given name
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