Name

Name MONK

Between 1980 and 2022 there were 1 birth of Monk in the countries below, which represents an average of 0 birth of children bearing the first name Monk per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 0 birth.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Monk
In Italiano

Nome Monk

Information about the first name Monk

The first name Monk has been assigned to:

100.00% to boys
0.00% to girls

The country where the first name Monk is the most common is:

Quebec

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 4 letters including 1 vowel and 3 consonants

Monk in Japanese ^*

Romaji	monku
Katakana	モンク
Hiragana	もんく
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Monk in sign language

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Monk in binary language

01101101 01101111 01101110 01101011

Origin and meaning of name Monk

English

Etymology

From Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

Etymology

By shortening.

Etymology (Alternative forms)

moncke (obsolete)

Etymology (Verb)

monk (third-person singular simple present monks, present participle monking, simple past and past participle monked)
To be a monk.
To act like a monk; especially to be contemplative.
To monkey or meddle; to behave in a manner that is not systematic.
To be intoxicated or confused.
To be attached in a way that sticks out.

Etymology (Noun)

monk (plural monks)
(colloquial) A monkey.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /mʌŋk/
Rhymes: -ʌŋk

Proper noun

Monk (plural Monks)
A surname.

Proper noun (Statistics)

According to the 2010 United States Census, Monk is the 2964th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12103 individuals. Monk is most common among White (78.42%) and Black/African American (15.81%) individuals.

Middle English

Etymology