English Explanatory Dictionary

Berk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. a fool, a prat, a twit, etc.

Pronunciation

/bɝk/ /bɜː(ɹ)k/ En-au-berk.ogg

Word forms

Berk berks

Etymology

* As a Dutch, Czech, and Polish surname, from a Germanic personal name stemming from Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”). Also see Bernhard. * As a Dutch and north German surname, from the word for birch tree, from Proto-West Germanic *berku. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Berg.

Synonyms

fool and idiot

Related words

Belvoir
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