Wilk

See also: wilk

English

Alternative forms

• (English surname): Wilke, Wilkie, Wilkey, Wilks, Wilkes

Etymology

• (Polish surname): From Polish Wilk, from Polish wilk (“wolf”),
• (English surname): A back-formation from Wilkin, from a medieval diminutive of the given name Will.

Proper noun

Wilk (plural Wilks)

1. A surname.
   1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
   2. A surname from Polish.

Synonyms

English surname

• Wilkin
• Wilkins
• Wilkinson
• Will
• William
• Williams
• Williamson
• Wills

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wilk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Polish

Etymology

From wilk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vilk/
• Rhymes: -ilk
• Syllabification: Wilk
• Homophones: wilg, wilk

Proper noun

Wilk m animal

1. (astronomy) Lupus (constellation)

Declension

Declension of Wilk

	singular
nominative	Wilk
genitive	Wilka
dative	Wilkowi
accusative	Wilka
instrumental	Wilkiem
locative	Wilku
vocative	Wilku

Proper noun

Wilk m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Wilk

	singular	plural
nominative	Wilk	Wilkowie
genitive	Wilka	Wilków
dative	Wilkowi	Wilkom
accusative	Wilka	Wilków
instrumental	Wilkiem	Wilkami
locative	Wilku	Wilkach
vocative	Wilku	Wilkowie

Proper noun

Wilk f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Derived terms

• Wilkowa
• Wilkówna

 

Further reading

• Wilk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “Wilk”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022