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Polk
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polk
English
Etymology
As a Scottish surname, shortened from en Pollock.
As a en hsb - surname hsb Półk, hsb Pólk, probably shortened from a personal name based on en sla-pro *pъlkъ *plъkъ army, crowd, see en Polka.
As an East German surname of en sla - origin, variant of en Polke, itself from a en szl - form of en pl Bolesław.
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/Will County s/Illinois.
en ucomm co/Polk County s/Missouri, named after the county.
en village co/Polk County s/Nebraska.
en village co/Ashland County s/Ohio.
en bor in co/Venango County s/Pennsylvania.
en ucomm co/Jackson County s/West Virginia.
en town co/Washington County s/Wisconsin, named after President James K. Polk.
en A number of <<townships>>, listed under Polk Township.
Derived terms
en Polk County
Anagrams
en klop Kolp