munk

M3U1N1K5

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle High German Monnike →
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Meanings

munk1

nounmunk (plural munks)

plural munks

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of monk.

Munk2

proper nounMunk (plural Munks)

plural Munks

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle High GermanMonnike
  2. EnglishMunk

* As a German (Münk), Scandinavian/North Germanic (mainly Danish), and Dutch surname, all from the noun Mönch (“monk”). Compare Munck. * Also as a German surname, short form of the medieval name Dominicus. See Dominick. * Also as a German surname, from the place Münk in Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. The placename is attested as early as 1583 (Middle High German Monnike) and itself could be related to the word for monk. * As an English surname, variant of Monk. * As a Jewish surname, from M(o)unka, the Czech pet form of Solomon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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