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Meaning of Derek | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈdɛɹɪk

Definitions

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname.

Equivalents

العربية ديريك
Català Teodoric
Čeština Dětřich
Deutsch Dietrich Dirk
Español Teodorico
Eesti Tiidrik Tiit
Français Thierry
Galego Teoderico
Íslenska Diðrik
Italiano Teodorico
日本語 デレク
Latviešu Didzis
Nederlands Diederik Diedrich dirk
Norsk Didrik
Polski Teodoryk
Português Teodorico
Русский Дерек

Examples

“"Do you think so? Her husband has an odd name - Derek Keppel. He is a musician - a violinist."”
“We do not entertain as much anymore because of Derek. (He produces strain. We have to pretend he doesn't.) I used to like him when I still thought he was normal. I was fond of him. I used to call him Dirk, and Kiddo, Steamshovel, Dinky Boy, and Dicky Dare. Till I found out what he was. Now it's always formal: Derek.”
“Frederick or Derek Boothby was in his late fifties, the son of a naval officer and a daughter of the Earl of Limerick.”
“The willingness to bring more marginal legal cases reflects how the amount of money being put toward election litigation has increased significantly, said Derek Muller, an election law professor at the University of Notre Dame who noted that the trend also applies to Democrats and outside groups across the ideological spectrum.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
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