Given name & surname · also Dutch

Schenk

Schenk is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Schenk comes from Dutch, and ultimately from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From German Schenk.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Schenk’s family of names

In English usage, Schenk as a surname has a related form in SCHANCK. In English usage, Schenk as a surname has a related form in SCHANCK.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

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German

Schepp

Schepp is a surname from German, ultimately from Middle Low German.

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German

Scheele

Scheele is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Swedish.

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German

Schermer

“fencer”

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German

Menk

Menk is a surname from German.

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German

Renk

Renk is a surname from German.

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German

Schamp

Schamp is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

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Swabian

Schauss

Schauss is a surname from German.

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German

Schopp

“ladle”

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Sibling ideas

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