Derek
English
Alternative forms
rare non-standard spellings (some based upon mispronunciations and mergers)
Etymology
Borrowed in the Middle Ages from a Middle Low German variant of Theodoric, and revived in the nineteenth century.[1]
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛrɪk
Proper noun
Derek
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 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.
- 1895, The American Magazine, Crowell-Collier Pub. co.,1895. page 446:
Usage notes
- Popular in the UK in mid-twentieth century.
Related terms
Translations
given name
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References
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names.Oxford University Press 2001.
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Derek
- a male given name from English
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