Wilk

See also: wilk

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Wilk

1. A patronymic surname transferred from the given name

Further reading

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

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Polish

Etymology

From wilk (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Wilk m or m pers or f

1. (astronomy) Lupus, a constellation.
2. a male surname
3. a female surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

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

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived terms

• Wilkowa f
• Wilkówna f

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames