Given name & surname · also Germanic
Dirks
Dirks is a masculine given name from Germanic. It is used in English and Dutch.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Dirks comes from Germanic, and ultimately from Germanic languages.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Dirks’s family of names
In French usage, Dirks as a surname has a related form in Dierckx. In German usage, Dirks as a surname has a related form in DIERKS. In French usage, Dirks as a surname has a related form in Dierx.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Dirks has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
10 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Dierksvariant · German
- Dierxvariant · French
- Dierckxvariant · French
- Dirkxvariant · Dutch
- Dirkesvariant · English
- Dirkssenvariant · Dutch
- Dirkssevariant · Dutch
- Dirkszvariant · Dutch
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