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Around the globe, Mirk (Mirk , 米克 , Мирк ) is a rare principally masculine, but very seldom female first name. The forename Mirk is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, Italy, where it is a very rare boy's name, and China, where it is an extremely rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently feminine name. Likewise, Mirk is the last name as well as the forename.
Mirk is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mick Rory , the fictional character from the television series The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow; Heat Wave , the supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, The Flash; Mick St. John , character in Moonlight; Mick Taylor , the fictional serial killer from the Wolf Creek series and Mick Carter , the fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders, and in many other works.