Given name & surname

Baek

Baek is a surname from Korean.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Baek comes from Korean.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Korean 백.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Baek’s family of names

In English usage, Baek as a surname has a related form in PAIK. In English usage, Baek as a surname has a related form in PAIK.

Walk Baek’s family in the name graph

BaekPaik辟

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Korean

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No U.S. birth series

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Korean

Ahn

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Kook is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Korean.

No U.S. birth series

41% boys · 59% girls

Polish

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No U.S. birth series

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Chinese

Jang

Jang is a surname from Korean, ultimately from Chinese.

No U.S. birth series

53% boys · 47% girls

Sibling ideas

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