Stork

See also: stork and Störk

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• English surname from stork, a nickname for a thin man with long legs.
• Borrowed from German Stork, probably a nickname or a habitational surname from a place in Hesse.

Proper noun

Stork (plural Storks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stork is the 9415^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3454 individuals. Stork is most common among White (94.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stork”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Storck around 1680. Derived from Dutch Low Saxon stork (“stork, Ciconia ciconia”). Originally the name of a farmhouse, which was named in turn for three storks' nests located on its premises.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɔrk/
• Hyphenation: Stork
• Rhymes: -ɔrk
• Homophone: stork

Proper noun

Stork n

1. A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German Low German

Noun

Stork m (plural Störk)

1. stork

Synonyms

• Aadboor
• Adeboor
• Ebeer
• Odeboor
• Oodboor

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)