Kolek

See also: kolek, kölek, kołek, and kółek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Kolek, Polish Kolek, or Polish Kołek, all pet forms of Mikołaj. The Polish surname is also derived from kołek (“peg”).

Proper noun

Kolek (plural Koleks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kolek is the 38332^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 578 individuals. Kolek is most common among White (96.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kolek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 332.

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolɛk]

Proper noun

Kolek m anim (female equivalent Kolková)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kolek (velar masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kolek	Kolkové
genitive	Kolka	Kolků
dative	Kolkovi	Kolkům
accusative	Kolka	Kolky
vocative	Kolku	Kolkové
locative	Kolkovi	Kolcích
instrumental	Kolkem	Kolky