Dirk

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I am 32 weeks pregnant with DC2. Me and DH are having just the same battle we did over names for DS1 (in fact, worse, because we used up one of the VERY few names we agree on, on him...).

My husband loves the name Dirk. I'm not so fond of it at all. Is there any kind of variation or derivative of Dirk that might possibly please us both?! All ideas welcome! Thankyou

Do not inflict Dieter as a first name on anyone!!! Or Karsten...

Dirk just doesn't work, however you look at it, it just sounds naff

Kurt has a similar sound & IMO sounds much better, would he perhaps go for that instead ?

It's awful. Truly awful. It belongs in that category of cheesy 70's names like Wayne, Shane, Warren, Grant, Clinton, Lee, Dean, Vernon, Jason and Curtis.

They are all hideous.

Dirk no no no awful boogie nights is my first thought!
But Ralph I love :) I know a little Ralph very cool

A dirk is a type of dagger...would that sway him?

Also, I just remembered that Maggie Gee wrote a novel called The White Family featuring an angry cockney white supremacist called Dirk. Awful book and not exactly mass market but that would always stick with me as an association.

I've done the dagger argument, but I did not know about the white supremacist, that's a good one!

I suggested Barney, with chirpy enthusiasm, only to be met with a hard stare and a reminder of "that big sodding purple dinosaur". Sigh.

No! The poor kid wid be bullied relentlessly.

How about Kirk? It's a tiny, teeny, minuscule bit better.

I quite like Kurt, and DH likes short names. I think we need at least two syllables in the first name as our surname is only one syllable, but he doesn't agree.

As you can see, we don't really agree on much!

Is there any kind of variation or derivative of Dirk that might possibly please us both?!

No. How could there be? It's like a mash up between Dick and Berk. With a smattering of Dire. Jesus no.

And with a one-syllable surname it would just sound like a joke name, honestly.

As for having an impact on him, it doesn't need to! Because the baby's other parent has already said a big fat NO.

Back to the drawing board. Dirk is Dead.

Kit
Dylan
Dash
Rafe

Dork

God yes that's it. Like a mix of Dick and Dork.

Wow how is this name POSSIBLY not in the top ten?!!

on the continent it's pronounced Derek.

No, it's not!

Kirk or Derek?

Zombie thread! Little Dirk is around 6 years old now.

Barnaby/ Barney is an amazing name @puntasticusername - one of my favourites

Sorry but Dirk? It just sounds like Di*k to me?! I’ve never even heard it as a name before. I initially avoided this thread as the title made me think it was someone having us all on for a laugh. I agree you need words with DH. This name is bad and I say this as someone who likes unusual names

Urgh! ZOMBIE

Not the best! It sounds like caked-on dog poo being scraped from an icy pavement with a blunt metal spatula.

Ha! I'd forgotten all about this thread.

Little Very-Much-Not-Dirk will indeed be six next him. I won't post his actual name because outing.

It’s one letter away from dirt and dick and rhymes with berk and jerk so it’s a no from me.

I need to know what name they went for.