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Derek vs Dirk - What's the difference?

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Dirk is a related term of derek.



As proper nouns the difference between derek and dirk

is that derek is a given name derived from Germanic while Dirk is a given name derived from Germanic of German and Dutch origin, cognate to Derek.

As a noun dirk is

a long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.

As a verb dirk is

to stab with a dirk.

derek

English

Alternative forms

* Derick * Derrick * Deryck * Darek * Darrick * Darriq * Dereck * Deric * Derik * Deriq * Derreck * Derrek * Derrik * Derryck * Derryk * Deryk * Deryke

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 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 , , Something happened , ISBN 0 224 01065 4, 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 , And the Land Lay Still , Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 9780241143568, 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.

    Related terms

    * Dedrick * Del * Derk * Derry * Dirk * Jerrick * Terry

    References

    * Behind the Name Article * Think Baby Names Article

    dirk

    English

    (wikipedia dirk)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
  • * 1883 ,
    • In half a minute he had reached the port scuppers, and picked, out of a coil of rope, a long knife, or rather a short dirk , discolored to the hilt with blood.
  • (US, Midwest, dated, slang) A penis; dork.
  • * May 1964 , Lawrence Poston, "Some Problems in the Study of Campus Slang", American Speech volume 39, issue 2
    • The word dick'' itself serves as model for two variants which are probably Midwestern, ''dirk'' and ''dork , also meaning "penis"...
  • (US, Midwest, dated, slang) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball.
  • * May 1964 , Lawrence Poston, "Some Problems in the Study of Campus Slang", American Speech volume 39, issue 2
    • ...on at least one Midwestern campus a dirk'' may be an "oddball" student, while a ''prick (more common) is of course an offensive one.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stab with a dirk.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)
  • (obsolete) To darken.
    • (Spenser)
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