Given name & surname

Volk

Volk is a surname. It is used in English and Slovene.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

In English use, Volk has a related form in Fulk. An origin associated with Fulk is Germanic.

Explained through its name family

Volk’s family of names

In Slovenian usage, Volk has a later derivative in WOLK. In English usage, Volk as a surname has a related form in Folk. In English usage, Volk has a related form in Fulk.

Walk Volk’s family in the name graph

VolkFulkFolkWolkVölkWolfVukWulfLoboLupoLopeFarkasLoupLupusLlopволк

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Volk has relatives in 3 languages.

EnglishGerman

5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 4

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

Across languages 11

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

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