Belka

See also: belka, belką, Belką, Bělka, Bełka, and Bełką

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Polish Belka, a nickname for a tall, upright man, from belka (“beam, timber”).
• Borrowed from Czech Bělka, from a pet form of the female given name Běla.

Proper noun

Belka (plural Belkas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Belka is the 40144^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 546 individuals. Belka is most common among White (96.15%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Belka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130.

Polish

Etymology

From belka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛlka
• Syllabification: Bel‧ka
• Homophone: belka

Proper noun

Belka m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Belka

	singular	plural
nominative	Belka	Belkowie
genitive	Belki	Belków
dative	Belce	Belkom
accusative	Belkę	Belków
instrumental	Belką	Belkami
locative	Belce	Belkach
vocative	Belko	Belkowie

Proper noun

Belka f

1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Belka

	singular	plural
nominative	Belka	Belki
genitive	Belki	Belek
dative	Belce	Belkom
accusative	Belkę	Belki
instrumental	Belką	Belkami
locative	Belce	Belkach
vocative	Belko	Belki

Further reading

• “Belka”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022