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Vuk

/VOOK/ MasculineSerbian

Meaning

Vuk is a masculine name of Serbian origin meaning “wolf”.

Vuk is the Serbian word for wolf, traditionally given in the belief that the animal's strength would protect a child from harm. Vuk Karadžić, the nineteenth-century reformer who standardized the Serbian language, made it a national name.

A top-20 boys' name in Serbia and Montenegro.

At a glance

Origin
Serbian
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/VOOK/
Themes
Wolf

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Questions

  • Vuk is a masculine name of Serbian origin meaning “wolf”. Vuk is the Serbian word for wolf, traditionally given in the belief that the animal's strength would protect a child from harm.

  • Vuk is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is a top-20 boys' name in Serbia and Montenegro.

  • The name Vuk comes from Serbian. Vuk is the Serbian word for wolf, traditionally given in the belief that the animal's strength would protect a child from harm. Vuk Karadžić, the nineteenth-century reformer who standardized the Serbian language, made it a national name.

  • Vuk is pronounced VOOK.

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  1. Conall MasculineIrish“strong as a wolf”
  2. Conan MasculineIrish“little wolf, little hound”
  3. Faolán MasculineIrish“little wolf”
  4. Lowell MasculineFrench“little wolf”
  5. Otsana FeminineBasque“she-wolf”
  6. Ralph MasculineOld Norse“wolf counsel”