Surname · also Polish

Vilk

“wolf”

Vilk is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Russian.

Original PolishWilk

Meaning & origin

What it means

Vilk goes back to Polish wilk, meaning “wolf.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Vilk comes from Polish, and ultimately from Russian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Vilk as a surname developed from WILK.

Vilk’s family of names

In English usage, Vilk as a surname developed from the Polish form WILK.

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VilkWilk

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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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