Derek

Summary

Derek is a male given name^[1]. Derek ranks in the top 4% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Derek's instance of is recorded as male given name^[3].
• Derek's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[4].
• Derek's Commons category is recorded as Derek (given name)^[5].
• Derek's language of work or name is recorded as English^[6].
• Derek's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch^[7].
• Derek's said to be the same as is recorded as Derrick^[8].
• Derek's said to be the same as is recorded as Derk^[9].
• Derek's said to be the same as is recorded as Dirk^[10].
• Derek's said to be the same as is recorded as Dick^[11].
• Derek's said to be the same as is recorded as Dierk^[12].
• Derek's said to be the same as is recorded as Darek^[13].
• Derek's said to be the same as is recorded as Derreck^[14].
• Derek's said to be the same as is recorded as Dereck^[15].
• Derek's said to be the same as is recorded as Didrik^[16].
• Derek's described by source is recorded as Wiktionary^[17].
• Derek's family name identical to this given name is recorded as Derek^[18].
• Derek's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Derek'}^[19].
• Derek's different from is recorded as Derek^[20].
• Derek's different from is recorded as Deryck^[21].
• Derek's Soundex is recorded as D620^[22].
• Derek's Cologne phonetics is recorded as 274^[23].
• Derek's Caverphone is recorded as TRK111^[24].
• Derek's Nominis given name ID is recorded as 4894/Derek^[25].
• Derek's attested in is recorded as frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010^[26].
• Derek's Nederlandse Voornamenbank ID is recorded as Derek^[27].

Why It Matters

Derek ranks in the top 4% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).^[2] Derek has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Derek is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]