clark

clark · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A common English surname derived from the occupational term for a clerk or scholar.

  2. 2.

    A masculine given name.

Related words

See also: clarke, clerk

Etymology

From Old English clerc or clerec ("clerk, clergyman"), from Latin clericus ("clergyman"). Originally an occupational surname for someone who worked as a scribe or cleric.