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Dierker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Chris Dierker (born 1994), Vietnamese-American basketball player
Dirk is a male given name of Dutch origin. It is a traditional diminutive of the Dutch name Diederik. The meaning of the name is "the people's ruler", composed of þeud ("people") and ric ("power"). Dirk may also be a surname. It is cognate to French Thierry, German Dietrich and Gothic Theoderic.
Loïc is a Breton given name, based on Laou, a Breton diminutive of Gwilherm or Gwilhom (as Bill or Liam is to William), with the diminutive ending ig (like Billy). Bretons who do not speak Breton often think it is the Breton form of the name Louis .
French statesman Charles de Gaulle's surname may not be a traditional French name with a toponymic particule, but a Flemish Dutch name that evolved from a form of De Walle meaning "the wall". In the case of nobility, titles are mostly of the form [title] [ particle ] [name of the land]: for instance, Louis, duc d'Orléans ("Louis, duke of ...
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". [citation needed] Common variants of the name are Derrek, Derik, Deryck (included here), as well as [[Derek
Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German " Dietrich " and " Dieter ", Italian Teodorico , Derek and Derrick , and of various forms in other European languages.
The dit name (French: nom-dit [nɔ̃ di]) was a common French-Canadian custom by which families often adopted an alternate surname. They were also used in France, Italy, and Scotland. [ 1 ] The practice lasted until the 19th century, and in a few cases into the 20th century. [ 1 ]
Leclerc, Le Clerc and LeClerc are French language surnames literally meaning the occupation of clerk, scribe, Notable people with the surnames include: Daniel Le Clerc (1652–1728), Swiss medical writer; Arthur Leclerc (born 2000), Monégasque Formula 2 driver and younger brother of Charles Leclerc; Charles Leclerc (disambiguation), several people