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Merk
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merk Mérk
English
Etymology
As a en nl - surname, variant of nl Mark (both senses).
As a German surname, From en de Merk, shortening of en Markwardt.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Merk is the 23054th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1109 individuals. Merk is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.
Anagrams
en ekmr kmer Kmer
Dutch
nl:
Proper noun
nl city dept/Pas-de-Calais c/France Marck
German
thumb|right|Breitblätteriger Merk (Sium latifolium species)|upright=1.15
de:+ (Gattung)
Pronunciation
de [mɛʁk] [mɛrk] [mɛɐ̯k]
Etymology 1
de gml merk, from de osx *merk, osx *merik, from de gmw-pro *marik.
Alternative forms
de Mark Merke Merck
Noun
m,(e)s,s
de Celery family plants water parsnip (Sium genus gen. et spp.)
de w:Valerius Herberger 24a https://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/0007/bsb00073690/images/index.html?id=00073690&groesser=&seite=1025 Florilegium ex paradiso psalmorum. Paradiß-Blümlein, aus dem Lust-Garten der 150. Psalmen, nebst den Geheimnissen von Christo Jesu 1625 1727 GB Johann Friedrich Gleditschens seel. Sohn Leipzig Ich muß auch hier eines guten bürgerlichen Hauß-Lateins gedencken. Es sind zwey Kräutlein: Eins heißt Merck, Sium oder Bachpungen. Das andere Melden, Atriplex. Das braucht ihr zum Grün-Kraut; davon haben eure Groß-Eltern etliche Reyme, die haben sehr viel Augen. Mercks und Melden Wachsen beyd in einem Felden. Brich Mercks; laß Melden stahn, So wirst du gewiß ein kluger Mann. Here too I have to commemorate a good burgherly house Latin: It’s two little herbs: One is called water parsnip, Sium or Bachpungen. The other saltbush, Atriplex. This you need to the green herb; of it your grand parents have many a rhyme, they have many eyes. Water parsnips and saltbushes Both grow in one field. Break water parsnips; let saltbushes stay, So you surely become a wise man.
Declension
m,(e)s,s
Etymology 2
de gml merk, de Mark 1 border region.
Noun
n,(e)s
de obsolete mark, token, indicium
Declension
n,(e)s
References
Polish
Etymology
pl :der de:Merk + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr
pl m
Declension
Merkowie Merków
Proper noun
f 1
pl f
Derived terms
pl Merkowa Merkówna
Further reading
pl surnames from German