Given name & surname · also Middle English
Chalk
Chalk is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Chalk comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English Celc, from Old English ċealc (“chalk”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Chalk’s family of names
In Greek usage, Chalk as a surname is a transliteration of Χαλκ.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Similar names
If you love Chalk, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Chatfield
“field”
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Chatburn
“stream, brook, small river”
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Chiswick
“cheese”
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Cheswick
Cheswick is a surname from Old English.
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Chilcott
“cottage”
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Chettle
“kettle, cauldron”
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Chilvers
“son or family of Chilver”
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Cranswick
“crane”
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