"Berk" meaning in English

See Berk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: * As a Dutch, Czech, and Polish surname, from a Germanic personal name stemming from Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”). Also see Bernhard. * As a Dutch and north German surname, from the word for birch tree, from Proto-West Germanic *berku. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Berg. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|cs|-}} Czech, {{der|en|pl|-}} Polish, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|en|gem-pro|*berô|t=bear}} Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”), {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*berku}} Proto-West Germanic *berku Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Berk
  1. A surname.
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