# Munk

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #57,574

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/munk