mak

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/mæk/

proper noun

A surname from Chinese.

OriginPolish Mak ← Ukrainian Макар ← Hungarian Makár →
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Meanings

mak1

verbmak (third-person singular simple present maks, present participle makkin or makin, simple past and past participle makked or made)

present singular third person maks · participle present makkin · participle present makin · participle past makked · past makked · participle past made · past made · alternative Geordie myek · alternative English Standard make

  1. DurhamWearsidealternativedialectalAlternative form of make.

Mak2

proper nounMak (plural Maks)

plural Maks

  1. A surname.
    1. A surname from Chinese.
    2. A surname from Polish.
    3. A surname from Ukrainian.
    4. A surname from Hungarian.

Origin

  1. HungarianMakár
  2. UkrainianМакар
  3. PolishMakary
  4. PolishMak
  5. EnglishMak

* As a Chinese surname, borrowed from Cantonese 麥／麦 (mak6). * As a Polish surname, borrowed from Polish Mak, or shortened from Polish Makary. * As a Ukrainian surname, shortened from Ukrainian Макар (Makar). * As a Hungarian surname, shortened from Hungarian Makár.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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