Etymology

Clarke

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Today it means: An English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Clark. Full definition →

Old English clerc
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromclerc“cleric, clerk”
  2. English todayClarke

From Clark, from Old English clerc (“cleric, clerk”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishclerc all →

clarkclerk

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