Surname · also Dutch

Klerk

Klerk is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Afrikaans. It is used in English, Dutch, and Afrikaans.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Klerk comes from Dutch, and ultimately from Afrikaans.

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How it developed

From Dutch Klerk, from Afrikaans Klerk.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Klerk’s family of names

In English usage, Klerk as a surname has a related form in de Klerk. In Greek usage, Klerk as a surname is a transliteration of Κλερκ.

Walk Klerk’s family in the name graph

KlerkΚλερκde Klerk

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Klerk, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Dutch

Kleef

“from the cliff”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

German

Klock

“clever, wise”

No U.S. birth series

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Dutch

Sterk

“brave, strong”

No U.S. birth series

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German

Klump

Klump is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

No U.S. birth series

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Dutch

Elk

Elk is a surname, possibly from Dutch. It is used in English and East Central German.

No U.S. birth series

63% boys · 37% girls

Dutch

Klooster

Klooster is a surname from Dutch.

No U.S. birth series

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German

Klunder

Klunder is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

No U.S. birth series

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Dutch

Keike

Keike is a given name from Dutch. It is used in German.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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