Surgery Bile may enter the stomach following a cholescystectomy (surgical removal of the gallbladder). This is known as postcholecystectomy syndrome and often results in gastritis and esophagitis. The irritation of the stomach lining may lead to vomiting of the bile and other gastric contents.
Show popularity chart The name Dirk is a diminutive form of the name Diederik, which is a Dutch variant of the name Theodoric, which is a Germanic name comprised of the elements peud people and ric power, ruler, hence the meaning ruler of the people.
Brutus [bru-tus] as a boys' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Brutus is dull, stupid. From an old Roman family name, borne most notably by statesman Marcus Junius Brutus, who was one of the assassions of Julius Caesar. The name is only seldom used due to its association with the word brute. Variations.