The baby name Durk is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /dɜrk/ or /dɝk/ (rhymes with 'work'); Dutch/Frisian: /dʏrk/ or /dyrk/.
The baby name Durk is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /dɜrk/ or /dɝk/ (rhymes with 'work'); Dutch/Frisian: /dʏrk/ or /dyrk/.
Durk is Dutch, Frisian in Origin.
Durk is a Dutch and West Frisian form of Dirk, itself a short form of Diederik (Theodoric). The name descends from Germanic elements theud "people, folk" and ric "ruler, power," yielding the meaning "ruler of the people" or "people's leader." In coastal Frisian-speaking areas, Durk represents a local spelling and pronunciation that preserves the concise, sturdy feel of the medieval original.
Usage clusters in the Low Countries from the late Middle Ages onward, with Durk appearing in Frisian parish records and rural naming traditions into the 19th and 20th centuries; it remains uncommon in English. Related forms include Dirk and Derk (Dutch/Low German), and cognates Derek/Derrick (English), Dietrich/Dieter (German), and Thierry (French). Modern visibility has risen slightly through American rapper Lil Durk (Durk Derrick Banks).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #671 | 289 | 5,873 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Durk is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:
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