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What does Birk mean?
Birk as a boys' name is an Old English and Old French name, and the name Birk means "bright, shining; the birch tree; from the fortified settlement". Birk is an alternate spelling of Barker (Old English): could mean "shepherd". Birk is also a derivative of Birch (Old English): a nature name and surname. Birk is also used as a variation of Burke (Old French).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, bright, tree
Variations
VARIANTS Burk, Bourke, Berke, Berk
ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA BARKER, BIRCH, BURKE Burch
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Birk Alonso (B.A.), ..
How popular is Birk?
Birk is a rare first name for men but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#10221 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Birk (NOT IN TOP 2000) are Burk and Burke. Other forms, like Berk, are uncommon. Adoption of these relations of Birk was at its peak 5 years ago (AVERAGE #1913). (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Baird, Bank, Bar, Barak, Bard, Barek, Bari, Barr, Bart▼, Beck, Berg, Berky, Berl, Bern, Bert▼, Bibi, Bid, Biff, Bill▼, Bing, Binh, Binky, Bird, Biren, Birkee, Birket (see Birkett), Birkey, Birkie (see Birkey), Birkit, Birky, Birly, Birny (see Birney), Biron, Borak, Borg, Born, Bri, Brick, Brik, Brok, Buck▼, Burg, Burl▼, Burn, Burr, Burt▼, Byrd, Byrn, Cork, Derk, Dirk▼, Dyrk, Jerk, Kerk, Kirk▼, Kyrk, Lark, Mark▼, Turk and York. These names tend to be more frequently used than Birk.
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