Derek
WiktionaryText
Alternative spellings
- Darek
- Darrick
- Darriq
- Dereck
- Deric
- Derik
- Deriq
- Derreck
- Derrek
- Derrik
- Derryck
- Derryk
- Deryk
- Deryke
Etymology
Borrowed in the Middle Ages from a Low German variant of Theodoric, Germanic þeud "people" + ric "ruler", and revived in the nineteenth century.