Dik

Dik Meaning & Origin

About Dik
The surname Dik is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Dirk, which itself is a shortened form of the name Diederik. The name Dik is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Dirk. The name Dirk is derived from the Germanic name Theodoric, which means "ruler of the people" or "people's ruler." Therefore, the surname Dik can be understood to mean "son of Dirk" or "descendant of Dirk."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Dik is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Dik: 160
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 110,286
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dik based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Dik is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TK
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D IH1 K
🌐 IPA
/dik*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dik in Braille

Here's how to represent Dik in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Dik in braille

How to sign the name Dik using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Dik using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dik in sign language

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