Given name & surname
Bak
“朴”
Bak is a surname from Korean. It is used in English, Danish, and Czech.
Original Korean박
Meaning & origin
Bak’s family of names
In English usage, Bak as a surname has a related form in Pak. In English usage, Bak as a surname has a related form in Park. In English usage, Bak as a surname has a related form in Park.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bak has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Korean roots to each of them.
Koreanwhere Bak comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bak
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Bak, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Baek
Baek is a surname from Korean.
35% boys · 65% girls
Kwak
Kwak is a surname from Korean, ultimately from Polish. It is used in English and Polish.
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Byun
Byun is a surname from Korean.
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Paik
Paik is a surname from Korean.
47% boys · 53% girls
Paek
Paek is a surname from Korean.
41% boys · 59% girls
Kook
Kook is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Korean.
41% boys · 59% girls
Jang
Jang is a surname from Korean, ultimately from Chinese.
53% boys · 47% girls
Whang
Whang is a surname from Chinese, ultimately from Korean.
38% boys · 62% girls
Sibling ideas
Names that share Bak’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
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