Given name & surname

Shek

Shek is a surname from Cantonese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Shek comes from Cantonese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Cantonese 石 (sek⁶).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

People named Shek

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