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Derrick vs Derek - What's the difference?

derrick | derek |

Derek is a alternative form of derrick.



As proper nouns the difference between derrick and derek

is that derrick is a given name derived from Germanic, variant spelling of Derek while Derek is a given name derived from Germanic.

As a noun derrick

is a device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.

derrick

English

Noun

(wikipedia derrick) (en noun)
  • A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects
  • A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.
  • A hangman (obsolete)

    • References

    * For "hangman": 1949', John Dover Wilson (compiler), ' Life in Shakespeare's England. A Book of Elizabethan Prose , Cambridge at the University Press. 1st ed. 1911, 2nd ed. 1913, 8th reprint. In Glossary and Notes

    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