Meanings
de Klerk1
plural de Klerks · alternative deKlerk · alternative DeKlerk · alternative Deklerk · alternative De Klerk · alternative Klerk · alternative Declercq
- A surname from Dutch or Afrikaans.
This scenario would hark back to the post-apartheid era when South Africa operated under a GNU to oversee the new constitution, led by Mandela as president and FW de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki as deputy presidents, between April 1994 and February 1997.
2024 May 30, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid”, in CNN
De Klerk2
- alternativeAlternative form of de Klerk.
Origin
- Afrikaansde Klerk
- Dutchde Klerk
- Englishde Klerk
Borrowed from Dutch de Klerk and Afrikaans de Klerk.
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Afrikaans de Klerk
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Dutch de Klerk
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Russian де Клерк
- де Клерк (de Klerk)Translations
Cite this entry
de Klerk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de%20Klerk
“de Klerk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de%20Klerk. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “de Klerk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de%20Klerk.
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