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Around the world, Dirck (德克 , Dirck
, Дирк
) is a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine first name. The forename Dirck is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Netherlands, where it is a rare boy's name, Germany, and Belgium. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in China, Germany, and the United States. Very seldom, Dirck is the last name as well as the forename.
Dirck is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dirk Pitt , the fictional adventurer, Dirk Pitt; Dirk Cresswell , the fictional character in Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1; Dirk Gently , the fictional character created by Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; Sun Boy , the DC Comics character, Legion of Super Heroes and Dirk Savage , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, Dirk Savage, Mutant Hunter, and in many other works.