MERK

Etymology

Proper noun

Merk (plural Merks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Merk is the 23054th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1109 individuals. Merk is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.

Anagrams

• kmer

Etymology 1

Noun

merk (plural merks)

Obsolete spelling of mark.

(Scotland) Alternative form of mark

Etymology 2

Verb

merk (third-person singular simple present merks, present participle merking, simple past and past participle merked)

Alternative spelling of murk

(African-American Vernacular, slang) to run

Anagrams

• kmer

Source: Wiktionary


Merk, n. Etym: [See Marc.]

Definition: An old Scotch silver coin; a mark or marc. [Scot.]

Merk, n.

Definition: A mark; a sign. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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