# Dirk (name)

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Dirk Dirk I, Count of Holland Gender Male Origin Languages Dutch: Low Franconian, Low Germanic Other names Related names Diederik, Derek, Theodoric, Theodore

**Dirk** is a male [given name](/source/Given_name) of [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) origin. It is a traditional diminutive of the Dutch name Diederik. The meaning of the name is "the people's ruler", composed of *þeud* ("people") and *ric* ("power"). Dirk may also be a surname. It is cognate to French [Thierry](/source/Thierry), German [Dietrich](/source/Dietrich_(disambiguation)) and Gothic [Theoderic](/source/Theoderic).

## People with the given name

- [Dirk I, Count of Holland](/source/Dirk_I%2C_Count_of_Holland) (died 944)

- [Dirk II, Count of Holland](/source/Dirk_II%2C_Count_of_Holland) (944–988)

- [Dirk III, Count of Holland](/source/Dirk_III%2C_Count_of_Holland) (died 1039)

- [Dirk IV, Count of Holland](/source/Dirk_IV%2C_Count_of_Holland) (1020–1049)

- [Dirk V, Count of Holland](/source/Dirk_V%2C_Count_of_Holland) (1052–1091)

- [Dirk VI, Count of Holland](/source/Dirk_VI%2C_Count_of_Holland) (1114–1157)

- [Dirk VII, Count of Holland](/source/Dirk_VII%2C_Count_of_Holland) (died 1203)

- [Dirk Bach](/source/Dirk_Bach) (1961–2012), German actor

- [Dirk Bauermann](/source/Dirk_Bauermann) (born 1957), German basketball coach

- [Dirk Benedict](/source/Dirk_Benedict) (born 1945), American actor

- [Dirk Bezemer](/source/Dirk_Bezemer) (born 1971), Dutch economist

- [Dirk Bikkembergs](/source/Dirk_Bikkembergs) (born 1959), Belgian fashion designer

- [Dirk Blocker](/source/Dirk_Blocker) (born 1957), American actor

- [Dirk Bolt](/source/Dirk_Bolt) (1930–2020), Dutch-born architect

- [Dirk Bootsma](/source/Dirk_Bootsma) (1936–2020), Dutch geneticist

- [Dirk Brouwer](/source/Dirk_Brouwer) (1902–1966), American astronomer

- [Dirk Brossé](/source/Dirk_Bross%C3%A9) (born 1960), Belgian composer

- [Dirk Bruinenberg](/source/Dirk_Bruinenberg) (born 1968), Dutch musician

- [Dirk Chivers](/source/Dirk_Chivers) (fl. 1694–1699), Dutch pirate

- [Dirk Coster](/source/Dirk_Coster) (1889–1950), Dutch physicist

- [Dirk Crabeth](/source/Dirk_Crabeth) (1501–1574), Dutch artist

- [Dirk Cussler](/source/Dirk_Cussler) (born 1961), American writer

- [Dirk Dirksen](/source/Dirk_Dirksen) (1937–2006), American music promoter

- [Dirk Elbers](/source/Dirk_Elbers) (born 1959), German politician

- [Dirk Fock](/source/Dirk_Fock) (1858–1941), Dutch politician

- [Dirk Frimout](/source/Dirk_Frimout) (born 1941), Belgian astronaut and astrophysicist

- [Dirk Gates](/source/Dirk_Gates) (born 1961), American businessman

- [Dirk Geukens](/source/Dirk_Geukens) (1963–2020), Belgian motocross racer

- [Dirk Hartog](/source/Dirk_Hartog) (1580–1621), Dutch sailor and explorer

- [Dirk Hayhurst](/source/Dirk_Hayhurst) (born 1981), American author

- [Dirk Jan de Geer](/source/Dirk_Jan_de_Geer) (1870–1960), Dutch politician and prime minister

- [Dirk Jan Struik](/source/Dirk_Jan_Struik) (1894–2000), Dutch mathematician and historian

- [Dirk Johnson](/source/Dirk_Johnson) (born 1975), American football player

- [Dirk Kemp](/source/Dirk_Kemp) (1913–1983), South African football player

- [Dirk Kempthorne](/source/Dirk_Kempthorne) (1951–2026), American politician

- [Dirk Kienscherf](/source/Dirk_Kienscherf) (born 1965), German politician

- [Dirk de Klerk](/source/Dirk_de_Klerk) (1852–1920), Dutch politician

- [Dirk Koetter](/source/Dirk_Koetter) (born 1959), American football coach

- [Dirk Kuyt](/source/Dirk_Kuyt) (born 1980), Dutch football player

- [Dirk Mädrich](/source/Dirk_M%C3%A4drich) (born 1983), German basketball player

- [Dirk Mudge](/source/Dirk_Mudge) (1928–2020), Namibian politician

- [Dirk Müller (artist)](/source/Dirk_M%C3%BCller_(artist)) (born 1946), Dutch sculptor

- [Dirk Müller (cyclist)](/source/Dirk_M%C3%BCller_(cyclist)) (born 1973), German cyclist

- [Dirk Müller (racing driver)](/source/Dirk_M%C3%BCller_(racing_driver)) (born 1975), German race car driver

- [Dirk Nannes](/source/Dirk_Nannes) (born 1976), Australian cricket player

- [Dirk Niebel](/source/Dirk_Niebel) (born 1963), German politician

- [Dirk Nowitzki](/source/Dirk_Nowitzki) (born 1978), German basketball player

- [Dirk Polder](/source/Dirk_Polder) (1919–2001), Dutch physicist

- [Dirk Reichardt](/source/Dirk_Reichardt) (born 1964), German composer

- [Dirk Richou](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dirk_Richou&action=edit&redlink=1) (1971-Present), United States IT Professional and former Ice Hockey Player

- [Dirk Schlächter](/source/Dirk_Schl%C3%A4chter) (born 1965), German bassist

- [Dirk Schreyer](/source/Dirk_Schreyer) (1944–2025), German rower

- [Dirk Stikker](/source/Dirk_Stikker) (1897–1979), Dutch politician and diplomat

- [Dirk Stoop](/source/Dirk_Stoop) (1615–1686), Dutch painter

- [Dirk Valkenburg](/source/Dirk_Valkenburg) (1675–1721), Dutch painter

- [Dirk van Braeckel](/source/Dirk_van_Braeckel) (born 1958), Belgian car designer

- [Dirk van Erp](/source/Dirk_van_Erp) (1860–1933), American coppersmith

- [Dirk Van Raalte](/source/Dirk_Van_Raalte) (1844–1910), American Union soldier and politician

- [Dirk de Waard](/source/Dirk_de_Waard) (1919–2011), Dutch-born American geologist

- [Dirk Willems](/source/Dirk_Willems) (died 1569), Dutch Anabaptist martyr and pacifist

- [Dirk Wilutzky](/source/Dirk_Wilutzky) (born 1965), German film maker

Name list
This section lists people that share the same [given name](/source/Given_name).
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## People with the nickname

- [Dirk Bogarde](/source/Dirk_Bogarde) (1921–1999), stage name of British actor Derek van den Bogaerde

- [Stewart "Dirk" Fischer](/source/Stewart_%22Dirk%22_Fischer) (1924–2013), American composer and musician

- [Dirk Gringhuis](/source/Dirk_Gringhuis) (1918–1974), American artist and illustrator

- [Dirk Meyer](/source/Dirk_Meyer) (born 1961), American businessman

- [Dirk West](/source/Dirk_West) (1930–1996), American editorial cartoonist and journalist

- [Dirk from Veristablium](/source/Dirk_from_Veristablium), nickname of [Derek Muller](/source/Derek_Muller)

List of people with the same nickname
This section lists people with the [nickname](/source/Nickname) **Dirk**. If an [internal link](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Dirk_(name)&namespace=0) intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that [link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking) to directly target the intended article.

## People with the surname

- [Robert Dirk](/source/Robert_Dirk) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player

This section lists people with the [surname](/source/Surname) **Dirk**.
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## Fictional characters with the name

- Dirk, a character from the horror comic series *[Witch Creek Road](/source/Witch_Creek_Road)*

- [Dirk Anger](/source/Dirk_Anger), Marvel Comics character

- [Dirk the Daring](/source/Dirk_the_Daring), the main character in the video game *Dragon's Lair*

- Dirk Dagger (also known as Dirk Spanner), the main character in the video game *[Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol](/source/Dirk_Dagger_and_the_Fallen_Idol)*

- [Dirk Diggler](/source/Dirk_Diggler), the main character in *Boogie Nights* played by Mark Wahlberg

- Dirk Dreamer, a character in the video game *[The Sims 2](/source/The_Sims_2)*

- [Dirk Gently](/source/Dirk_Gently), the main character in *Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency* by Douglas Adams

- Dirk McQuickly, the equivalent of Paul McCartney in The Beatles parody band [The Rutles](/source/The_Rutles)

- [Dirk Morgna](/source/Dirk_Morgna), DC Comics character also known as Sun Boy

- [Dirk Pitt](/source/Dirk_Pitt), the main character in novels by Clive Cussler

- Dirk Strider, a character from the webcomic *[Homestuck](/source/Homestuck)*

- [Dirk Struan](/source/Dirk_Struan), the main character in James Clavell's 1966 novel *Tai-Pan*

- Dirk, a main character on Disney Channel's *[Bizaardvark](/source/Bizaardvark)*

- Blackblaze Dirk, a villain in *[Xenoblade Chronicles 3](/source/Xenoblade_Chronicles_3)*

## See also

- [Derek](/source/Derek) (name)

- [All pages with titles beginning with *Dirk*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/Dirk)

- [All pages with titles containing *Dirk*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/intitle:%22Dirk%22)

- [Dirck](/source/Dirck), given name

- [Dirks (surname)](/source/Dirks_(surname))

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