Sterk

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginSerbo-Croatian štrk →
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Meanings

proper nounSterk (plural Sterks)

plural Sterks

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Serbo-Croatianštrk“gadfly”
  2. EnglishSterk

* As a German, Dutch and Jewish surname, from the adjective stark (“brave, strong”). * As a Slovene surname Šterk, from the verb štrkati (“to scatter, shoot, splash”), probably from the same source as Czech strkat, or perhaps borrowed from Serbo-Croatian štrk (“gadfly”).

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APA

Sterk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sterk

MLA

“Sterk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sterk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sterk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sterk.

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