Given name & surname · also German

Weck

“wedge”

Weck is a surname from German (ultimately Germanic).

Original GermanWecker

Meaning & origin

What it means

Weck goes back to a word, meaning “wedge.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Weck comes from German, and ultimately from Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Weck’s family of names

In German usage, Weck as a surname has a related form in WECKER.

Walk Weck’s family in the name graph

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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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Sibling ideas

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