English

Alternative forms

• Derick
• Derrick
• Deryck

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 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 James Robertson, 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

Translations

References

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

• Behind the Name Article
• Think Baby Names Article

Hungarian

Noun

derek

1. nominative plural of dér