Der

A surname.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A nickname for Derek, Derrick, etc.
    • "Shit, Derek. [...] Der, you can't do everything alone all the time. You don't need to be so secretive." - 2018 February 24, Mel Bossa, Split, JMS Books LLC, →ISBN:
    • “[...] Derrick!” He bolted up in his chair so fast, his feet fell to the floor with a thunk. “Huh! What?” “Der!” I stood in alarm, holding my hands out to him with a fierce whisper. “Calm down, it's me.” Derrick yanked...

Origin

* As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Dér, from dér (“hoarfrost”). * As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 謝 /谢 (xiè), see Xie.

Forms

Ders