Given name & surname
Falk
“a respected woman”·“resembling a falcon; one who works with falcons”
Falk is a variant of Faulk. One American interpretation is “a respected woman.” Falk is a variant of Falco. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a falcon; one who works with falcons.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Falk is a variant of Faulk. One American interpretation is “a respected woman.” Falk is a variant of Falco. One Latin interpretation is “resembling a falcon; one who works with falcons.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Yiddish.
How it developed
The name draws on Yiddish falk, meaning “falcon”.
Falk’s family of names
In English usage, Falk as a surname developed from the German form Falke. Falk has a related form in Falco. Falk has a related form in Faulk.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Falk has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Yiddish roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Falk
- Falk BodenEast German cyclistborn 1960
- Falk HentschelGerman actorborn 1985
- Falk HoffmannEast German diverborn 1952
- Falk HarnackGerman stage and film director (1913–1991)
- Falk RichterGerman writer and translatorborn 1969
- Falk BalzerGerman hurdlerborn 1973
- Falk HusteGerman boxerborn 1971
- Falk WendrichGerman high jumperborn 1995
- Falk GrieffenhagenGerman audio & video engineerborn 1969
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