<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Other names </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related names </Th> <Td> Diederik, Dierk, Dieter, Dietrich, Dirk, Terry, Theodoric, Thierry, Tudor, Tudur </Td> </Tr> <P> Derek is a male 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". </P> <P> Common variants of the name are Derrek, Derick, Derrick and Deric . Dutch language short forms of Diederik are Dik, Dirck, and Dirk . </P>

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