Etymology

Samkov

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Today it means: A male surname from the Slavic languages, feminine equivalent Samkova. Full definition →

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  1. Slavic · borrowed from
  2. English todaySamkov

From Slavic, from Samka + -ov, itself probably a short form of Samuel. Compare similar development in Ivankov, Petkov.

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