Surname · also Kashubian
Wołk
“wolf”
Wołk is a surname from Kashubian, ultimately from Lower Sorbian. It is used in Polish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wołk goes back to Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, meaning “wolf.”
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Where it comes from
Wołk comes from Kashubian, and ultimately from Lower Sorbian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Polish usage, Wołk as a surname developed from Вовк.
Wołk’s family of names
In Polish usage, Wołk as a surname developed from the Ukrainian form Вовк.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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