Given name & surname

Jonker

Jonker is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English and Dutch.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jonker comes from Dutch.

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How it developed

From Dutch Jonker.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Jonker’s family of names

In English usage, Jonker as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with JUNKER. In Dutch usage, Jonker has a later derivative in YOUNGER.

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The ring: across languages.

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

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Sibling ideas

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