Meaning & origin
What it means
Beek goes back to a word meaning “brook, stream.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Beek’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Beek as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form Bach. In German usage, Beek as a surname has a related form in Beck. In English usage, Beek as a surname has a related form in VANBEEK.
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Nicknames & forms 2
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.
See also 1
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