Merk
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- As a Dutch surname, variant of Mark (both senses).
- As a German surname, From German Merk, shortening of Markwardt.
Proper noun[edit]
Merk (plural Merks)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- 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[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Merk ?
- Marck (a city in the Pas-de-Calais department, France)
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German merk, from Old Saxon *merk, *merik, from Proto-West Germanic *marik.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
Merk m (strong, genitive Merkes or Merks, plural Merks)
- water parsnip (Sium gen. et spp.)
- 1625, Valerius Herberger, Florilegium ex paradiso psalmorum. Paradiß-Blümlein, aus dem Lust-Garten der 150. Psalmen, nebst den Geheimnissen von Christo Jesu, Leipzig: Johann Friedrich Gleditschens seel. Sohn, published 1727 GB, page 24a:
- 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.
- 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.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Merk [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German merk, doublet of Mark.
Noun[edit]
Merk n (strong, genitive Merkes or Merks, plural Merke)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Merk [neuter, strong]
References[edit]
- “Merk” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Merk m pers
- a male surname
Declension[edit]
Declension of Merk
Proper noun[edit]
Merk f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
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