Gurka

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginUkrainian Гурка ← Hebrew גור ← Polish Górka →
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Meanings

proper nounGurka (plural Gurkas)

plural Gurkas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. PolishGórka
  2. Hebrewגור“(lion) cub”
  3. UkrainianГурка
  4. EnglishGurka

* As a Ukrainian surname, borrowed from Ukrainian Гурка (Hurka); also [script needed] (Huriy), a borrowing from Hebrew גור (“(lion) cub”), sometimes also found in Carpathian Rusyn. * As a Polish surname, variant of Polish Górka.

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APA

Gurka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gurka

MLA

“Gurka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gurka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gurka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gurka.

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