Derek

Derek is a masculine given name. It is the English language short form of Diederik, the Low Franconian form of the name Theodoric. Theodoric is an old Germanic name with an original meaning of "people-ruler" or "lead the people". Common variants of the name are Derrek, Derik, Deryck (included here), as well as Derrick and Derick.

Derek is a masculine given name. It is the English language short form of Diederik, the Low Franconian form of the name Theodoric. Theodoric is an old Germanic name with an original meaning of "people-ruler" or "lead the people". Common variants of the name are Derrek, Derik, Deryck (included here), as well as Derrick and Derick. ==History== The English form of the name arises in the 15th century, via import from the Low Countries. The native English (Anglo-Saxon) form of the name was Deoric or Deodric, from Old English Þēodrīc, but this name had fallen out of use in the medieval period. During the Late Middle Ages, there was intense contact between the territories adjacent to the North Sea, in particular due to the activities of the Hanseatic League. As a result, there was a lot of cross-pollination between Low German, Dutch, English, Danish and Norwegian. The given name Derk is found in records of the Low Countries from the early 14th century, and in the spelling Derck becomes rather common in name lists compiled in the Habsburg Netherlands during the early 16th century. An early bearer of the name Derek was lord of Keppel, Gelderland, in the early 14th century. A Derek van Keppel, lord of Verwoelde, died in 1495¹ and was succeeded by his eldest son, also called Derek van Keppel. A later Derek van Keppel died in 1646¹, succeeded by Asewolt van Keppel, the father of Arnold van Keppel, who in 1688 was made Earl of Albemarle in the Peerage of England. == Given name "Derek"== ==Spelling variants== ===Derik=== Derik John Baker (born January 31, 1990), known as Virginia To Vegas, Derik Hultquist, American singer-songwriter Derik Lacerda (born 1999), Brazilian footballer Derik Lynch, Australian artist and performer Derik Osede (born 1993), Spanish footballer, known as Derik Derik Queen (born 2004), American basketball player Derik Steiner (born 1987), American former football player ===Derrek=== Derrek Konrad (born 1943), Canadian politician Derrek Lee (born 1975), American former baseball player Derrek Pitts Jr. (born 1998¹), American football player Derrek Tuszka (born 1997), American football player ===Deryck=== Deryck Guyler (1914–1999), English actor Deryck Whibley (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter ==External links== Behind the Name Article

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