Etymology

falk

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German Falke ← Yiddish פֿאַלקאַן ← da,no,sv falk
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  1. da,no,sv · derived fromfalk“falcon”
  2. Yiddish · derived fromפֿאַלקאַן
  3. German · derived fromFalke
  4. English todayFalk

* As a German, Jewish and Scandinavian/North Germanic surname, from German Falke, Yiddish פֿאַלקאַן (falkan), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish falk (“falcon”). Compare Valk. * As an English surname, variant of Faulks.

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