Dyck
Dyck is a form of the Dutch surname (van) Dijck, which is also common among Russian Mennonites.
Notable surnames
[edit]- Aganetha Dyck (born 1937), Canadian artist
- Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), Flemish artist
- Arnold Dyck (1889-1970), Canadian author
- Cornelius Van Allen Van Dyck (1818–1895), American missionary
- Erika Dyck (born 1975), Canadian historian
- Howard Dyck (born 1942), Canadian conductor
- Jonathan Dyck, Canadian graphic novelist
- Lillian Dyck (born 1945), Canadian senator
- Lionel Dyck (1944–2024), Rhodesian-born mercenary
- Paul Dyck (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
- Peter George Dyck (1946–2020), Canadian politician
- Rand Dyck (born 1943), Canadian professor
- Walther von Dyck (1856–1934), German mathematician
Fictional characters
[edit]- Elsie Dyck, fictional Mennonite writer in Andrew Unger's novel Once Removed
- Harry Dyck, recurring character in The Daily Bonnet
- Noah and Anita Dyck, fictional Mennonite couple in the television show Letterkenny
- A common misspelling of the movie Dick since the movie's box art title and logo on the trailer have the hands of a person pointed out to shape like a "Y".
Other
[edit]- Schloss Dyck, a castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Dyck Advisory Group, a private military company based in Velddrif, South Africa
See also
[edit]- Dick (surname)
- Dyck language
- Dyke (disambiguation) or Dike, Van Dyke (disambiguation)
- Dueck or Dück (surname)