Fluke

See also: fluke

English

Etymology

Variant of Flook.

Proper noun

Fluke (plural Flukes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fluke is the 26086^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 939 individuals. Fluke is most common among White (94.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fluke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 585.

German

Etymology

Probably from English fluke, which see. Appears not to be attested before the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfluːkə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Fluke f (genitive Fluke, plural Fluken)

1. fluke (lobe of a whale's tail)

Declension

Declension of Fluke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fluke	die	Fluken
genitive	einer	der	Fluke	der	Fluken
dative	einer	der	Fluke	den	Fluken
accusative	eine	die	Fluke	die	Fluken

Further reading

• “Fluke” in Duden online