Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
WILK
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Polish common noun wilk meaning 'wolf', in dialects also ‘a lazy person; a cooking spit', and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. wild, disobedient, angry nature). |