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Look up Turk or turk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Turk or Turks may refer to: Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation Turkish
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British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean
Turks and Caicos Islands (/ˈtɜːrks/ and /ˈkeɪkəs, -koʊs, -kɒs/) is a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks
Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
Turkic ethnic group
Turks (Turkish: Türkler), or Turkish people, are the largest Turkic ethnic group, comprising the majority of the population of Turkey and Northern Cyprus
Turkish_people
List of people with the same nickname
Turk or The Turk is a nickname for: Turk Broda (1914–72), Canadian hockey player Carolina Duer (born 1978), known as "The Turk", Argentine world champion
Turk_(nickname)
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
The Mechanical Turk (German: Schachtürke, lit. 'chess Turk'), also known as the Automaton Chess Player or simply the Turk (Hungarian: A Török), was a chess-playing
Mechanical_Turk
American football player (born 1998)
Michael Matthew-Paul Turk (born March 14, 1998) is an American professional football punter and Youtuber. He played college football for the Lafayette
Michael_Turk
Info-Türk is a Turco-European working group and foundation that was founded in 1974 in Brussels with the aim to inform world opinion of the social, economic
Info-Türk
Turkic people in Inner Asia
突厥; pinyin: Tūjué; Wade–Giles: T'u-chüeh), also known as Türks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks, were a Turkic people in medieval Inner Asia. The Göktürks
Göktürks
British exploitation erotic epistolary novel
The Lustful Turk, or Lascivious Scenes from a Harem is a pre-Victorian British exploitation erotic epistolary novel first published anonymously in 1828
The_Lustful_Turk
Austrian lawyer and UN official (born 1965)
Volker Türk (born 27 August 1965) is an Austrian lawyer and United Nations official. He has been the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights since October
Volker_Türk
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
to the west. Turkey is home to over 86 million people; most are ethnic Turks, while Kurds are the largest ethnic minority. Officially a secular state
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American fashion designer
Trina Turk is an American fashion designer. Turk is known for her namesake fashion line inspired by Californian style. Turk's mother taught her to sew
Trina_Turk
Wilhelm Türk (2 April 1871 – 20 May 1916) was an Austrian haematologist and professor of medicine at the University of Vienna. He coined the term "lymphatic
Wilhelm_Türk
National airline of Turkey
Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. As of June 2024[update],
Turkish_Airlines
American jurist
Frank Turk (1817/18 – July 15, 1887) was an American politician, jurist and entrepreneur. He was noted as a pioneer of the city of San Francisco, California
Frank_Turk
Western Turkic people
The Oghuz Turks (Middle Turkic: ٱغُز, romanized: Oγuz) were a western Turkic people who spoke the Oghuz branch of the Turkic language family. In the 8th
Oghuz_Turks
Surname list
Turk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Turk (1906–1988), Canadian politician Christopher Turk, fictional character in the
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President of the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Matthew Turk is a professor emeritus and former department chair of the Department of Computer Science and the Media Arts and Technology Program at the
Matthew_Turk
Task crowdsourcing website
Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a crowdsourcing website with which businesses can hire remotely located "crowdworkers" to perform discrete on-demand
Amazon_Mechanical_Turk
665–870 CE Turkic dynasty based in Kabul
The Turk Shahis were a dynasty of Western Turk, or mixed Turco-Hephthalite origin, that ruled from Kabul and Kapisa to Gandhara in the 7th to 9th centuries
Turk_Shahis
Fictional character
Turk, M.D., commonly referred to by his last name "Turk", is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama Scrubs, played by Donald Faison. Turk
Christopher_Turk
This is the discography of American rapper Turk. 1996 - Our Thang - Durdy Jack Lex Ball/Baby - Platinum Status 1998 - Hypnotize Cash Money - Tear Da Club
Turk_discography
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
intellectuals known as Young Turks sought to liberalise and rationalise society and politics along Western lines, culminating in the Young Turk Revolution of 1908
Ottoman_Empire
Family of ethnic groups of Eurasia
Tuvans, Uyghurs, Uzbeks, and Yakuts. The first known mention of the term Turk (Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰 Türük or 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰:𐰜𐰇𐰛 Kök Türük, Chinese: 突厥; pinyin:
Turkic_peoples
Surname list
al-Turk or el-Turk and their variant casings, are portions of Arabic names, often adopted as a last name (or treated as such) in Western contexts. It
Al-Turk
1985 film by Bob Clark
Turk 182 is a 1985 American action comedy-drama film directed by Bob Clark and starring Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall, Robert Culp, and Peter
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Political reform movement in the Ottoman Empire
The Young Turks (Ottoman Turkish: ژون تركلر, romanized: Jön Türkler, also كنج تركلر Genç Türkler) were a broad opposition movement in the late Ottoman
Young_Turks
American rapper (born 1981)
(born February 8, 1981) better known by his stage name Turk (sometimes "Young Turk" or "Hot Boy Turk" or "CFOTAB"), is an American rapper from New Orleans
Turk_(rapper)
Muslim mathematician (790–854)
ʿAbd al-Hamīd ibn Turk (fl. 830), known also as ʿAbd al-Hamīd ibn Wase ibn Turk al-Jili (Arabic: ابومحمد عبدالحمید بن واسع بن ترک الجیلی) was a ninth-century
Ibn_Turk
Topics referred to by the same term
Grand Turk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Grand Turk is an island of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Grand Turk may also refer to: Grand Turk (Colorado)
Grand_Turk_(disambiguation)
Founding stallion of the Thoroughbred breed
The Byerley Turk (c. 1680 – c. 1703), also spelled Byerly Turk, was the earliest of three stallions that were the founders of the modern Thoroughbred horse
Byerley_Turk
Turkish telecommunications company
Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. (lit. 'Turkish Telecommunications A.Ş.') is a state-owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was separated from
Türk_Telekom
List of ships with the same or similar names
Grand Turk is the name of several ships. Grand Turk (1780 ship), a 300-ton U.S. privateer during the American Revolutionary War, built in 1780 for Elias
Grand_Turk_(ship)
Turkish literary magazine
Türk Edebiyatı (translated Turkish Literature) is a Turkish monthly literary magazine based in Turkey. The magazine was first published on 15 January 1972
Türk_Edebiyatı
American ragtime pianist
William Turk (1866 – 1911) was an American ragtime pianist. He was reputably so obese that he could not put his left hand in front of his stomach, so he
William_Turk
Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Grand Turk is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory, tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean
Grand_Turk_Island
Serbian politician
Milena Turk (Serbian Cyrillic: Милена Турк; born 1986) is a politician in Serbia. She has served in the National Assembly of Serbia since 2014 as a member
Milena_Turk
American football player (born 1968)
Matthew Edward Turk (born June 16, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He
Matt_Turk
Fictional character in Marvel Comics
Turk Barrett is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted in stories featuring
Turk_Barrett
Ethnic group
Bulgarian Turks (Bulgarian: български турци; Turkish: Bulgaristan Türkleri) are ethnic Turkish people from Bulgaria. According to the 2021 census, there
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Communities of Turks outside Turkey
The Turkish diaspora (Turkish: Türk diasporası or Türk gurbetçiler) refers to ethnic Turkish people who have migrated from, or are the descendants of
Turkish_diaspora
American artist
Elizabeth Turk (born 1961) is an artist and native Californian known for her marble sculptures and community installations. She splits time between a studio
Elizabeth_Turk
1908 restoration of constitutional rule in the Ottoman Empire
The Young Turk Revolution (July 1908; Turkish: Jön Türk Devrimi) was a constitutionalist revolution in the Ottoman Empire. Revolutionaries belonging to
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3rd President of Slovenia (born 1952)
Danilo Türk (pronounced [daˈníːlɔ ˈtýɾk]; born 19 February 1952) is a Slovenian diplomat, professor of international law, human rights expert, and political
Danilo_Türk
Turkish news channel
Cable News Network Türk (known as CNN Türk) is a Turkish free-to-air television news channel, launched on 11 October 1999 as the local affiliate of American
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Turkish basketball team
Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü (English: Turk Telekom Basketball Club) is a professional basketball team that is based in Ankara, Turkey. The team is currently
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Niqula bin Yusuf al-Turk (1763–1828) was a scholar, historian, and poet at the court of Amir Bashir Shihab II. He was born in Dayr al-Qamar (in modern-day
Niqula_al-Turk
Turkish Financial and Banking Services Company
Albaraka Türk was founded in 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey and began actively serving in 1985 and commenced its commercial activities in 1985 as Albaraka Türk Özel
Albaraka_Türk
Racial group
Afro-Turks (Turkish: Afrikalı Türkler) are Turkish people of African Zanj descent, who trace their origin to the Ottoman slave trade like the Afro-Abkhazians
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City in Delhi, India
2001[update] India census, Mirpur Turk had a population of 28,257. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Mirpur Turk has an average literacy rate
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Hostility, fear or intolerance against Turkish peoples
Anti-Turkish sentiment, also known as Anti-Turkism (Turkish: Türk karşıtlığı), or Turkophobia (Turkish: Türkofobi) is hostility, intolerance, or xenophobia
Anti-Turkish_sentiment
Topics referred to by the same term
Aïn Turk may refer to: Aïn Turk, Bouïra, a municipality or commune of the Bouïra province, Algeria Aïn El Turk, Oran, a municipality or commune of the
Aïn_Turk
Ethnic group
Turks in Germany, also referred to as German Turks and Turkish Germans (German: Türken in Deutschland or Deutschtürken; Turkish: Almanya'daki Türkler,
Turks_in_Germany
Turkic ethnic group in Xinjiang, China
The Ili Turks (Chinese: 土尔克人; pinyin: Tǔ'ěrkè rén; lit. 'Turk people') are a Turkic ethnic group native to Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of northern
Ili_Turks
Social group of Turkey
White Turks (Turkish: Beyaz Türkler) is a term used in Turkey for the urban population that embraced or directly benefited from Turkey’s modernization
White_Turks
Television channel
TRT Türk is the international TV channel of the TRT. TRT Türk's mission is to enhance the understanding of the possibilities Turkey and Turkic republics
TRT_Türk
14th-century poem by Hafez
Shirazi Turk is a ghazal (love poem) by the 14th-century Persian poet, Hāfez of Shiraz. It has been described as "the most familiar of Hafez's poems in
Shirazi_Turk
English actor (1927–2017)
star, in Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) (for which he was credited as "Turk Thrust II"). Then, he tried a thriller The Naked Face (1984), written and
Roger_Moore
Israeli footballer
Rifaat "Jimmy" Turk (Arabic: رفعت ترك; Hebrew: רפעת טורק, nicknamed Jimmy the Rocket, born 16 September 1954) is an Israeli former footballer, manager
Rifaat_Turk
American jazz trombonist, band leader (1915–1987)
Melvin Edward Alton "Turk" Murphy (December 16, 1915 – May 30, 1987) was an American trombonist and bandleader, who played traditional and Dixieland jazz
Turk_Murphy
Turkish ethnic subgroup from Meskheti region of Georgia
Meskhetian Turks, also referred to as Turkish Meskhetians, Ahiska Turks, and Turkish Ahiskans, (Turkish: Ahıska Türkleri; Georgian: მესხეთის თურქები, romanized:
Meskhetian_Turks
American football quarterback and football coach
Mike Turk is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Huntingdon College, a position he has held since 2004
Mike_Turk
Television channel
TYT Türk was a short-lived television channel broadcast in Texs Medya. The channel included news, sport, entertainment, movies, and television series.
TYT_Türk
International organisation
The World Turks Qurultai is an international organisation of Turkic peoples. The World Turks Qurultai describes itself as "an international non-political
World_Turks_Qurultai
Topics referred to by the same term
young Turk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Young Turks was a reform movement during the last years of the Ottoman Empire. The phrase young Turks is used
Young_Turks_(disambiguation)
American softball player
Grace Turk (née Lyons; born October 17, 1999) is an American former college softball player and a member of the United States women's national softball
Grace_Turk
British zoologist
Stella Maris Turk, MBE (27 March 1925 – 3 April 2017) was a British zoologist, naturalist, and conservationist. She is known for her activities in marine
Stella_Turk
British artist (born 1967)
Gavin Turk (born 1967) is a British artist from Guildford in Surrey, and was considered to be one of the Young British Artists. Turk's oeuvre deals with
Gavin_Turk
American football player (1962–2000)
Daniel Anthony Turk (June 25, 1962 – December 23, 2000) was an American professional football center and long snapper in the National Football League (NFL)
Dan_Turk
Turkic tribe in Iran
Pazardzhik in modern-day Bulgaria. At the start of the Qajar dynasty, Qarai Turks were also scattered beyond southern Khorasan through the desert zone of
Qarai_(tribe)
American lawyer and government official
David M. Turk is an American attorney who served as the United States deputy secretary of energy in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025. Turk was born
David_Turk
Slovenian footballer (born 2003)
Turk (born 21 August 2003) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Estoril Praia. Born in Koper, Turk
Martin_Turk
American academic (born 1961)
Greg Turk is an American-born researcher in the field of computer graphics and a professor[ambiguous] at the School of Interactive Computing in the College
Greg_Turk
President of Turkey from 1923 to 1938
like the Committee of Union and Progress and the Young Turks. He participated in the Young Turk Revolution and the 31 March Incident. Atatürk denounced
Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk
Turkish telecommunications company
TurkNet or by its legal name TurkNet İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. is a telecommunications company that offers internet access and telephone services to businesses
TurkNet
Eurasian intergovernmental organization
Jamyikat (2025). "Türk Devletleri Teşkilatı'nın Tarihi Gelişimi ve Gelecek Vizyonu". MUTAD: 41–64. Akıncı, Halil (1 November 2021). "Türk Dünyasının Jeopolitiği
Organization_of_Turkic_States
American politician
Adam Turk is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the representative for the 117th district in the Kansas House of
Adam_Turk
American organist
Gordon Turk (born 1949) is an American concert organist. He has played throughout the United States, made two concert tours in Japan, and performed frequently
Gordon_Turk
Turkish political magazine
Türk Yurdu is a monthly Turkish magazine that was first published on the 30 November 1911. It was an important magazine propagating Pan-Turkism. It was
Türk_Yurdu
German politician
Hubert Türk (January 31, 1925, in Nörvenich – June 15, 2011, in Bergisch Gladbach) was a German politician and member of Parliament (CDU). Türk attended
Hubert_Türk
Turkic language
Turkish (Türkçe [ˈtyɾctʃɛ], Türk dili [ˈtyɾc dilɪ], also known as Türkiye Türkçesi 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages
Turkish_language
Turkic ethnic group
The Ottoman Turks (Turkish: Osmanlı Türkleri) were an Oghuz Turkic ethnic group in Anatolia. Originally from Central Asia, they migrated to Anatolia in
Ottoman_Turks
Turkish-German footballer (born 1996)
Dilara Türk (born July 30, 1996) is a Turkish-German female football midfielder currently playing in the Regionalliga for Viktoria 1889 Berlin. She is
Dilara_Türk
American professional golfer (born 1998)
Turk Pettit (born November 16, 1998) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He won the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Turk_Pettit
552–603 khaganate founded by the Göktürks
coins were written in Sogdian. It was the first Turkic state to use the name Türk politically. The Old Turkic script was invented in the first half of the
First_Turkic_Khaganate
American online news show
The Young Turks (TYT) is an American progressive and left-wing populist sociopolitical news and commentary program live streamed on social media platforms
The_Young_Turks
Canadian politician
Alexander Turk (March 5, 1906 – January 1, 1988) was a professional wrestling promoter and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative
Alexander_Turk
American baseball player (born 1967)
Steven John "Turk" Wendell (born May 19, 1967) is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball
Turk_Wendell
Brand of chocolate bar by Nestle
Big Turk is a candy bar manufactured by Nestlé in Canada, that consists of dark magenta Turkish delight coated with chocolate. It is typically found in
Big_Turk
Lebanese mixed martial arts fighter
Mostapha al-Turk (Arabic: مصطفى الترك, born 14 July 1973) is a retired Lebanese mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2010, he competed
Mostapha_al-Turk
Rugby player
Stephen Turk (9 January 1948 - 25 August 2005) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played for Langholm. He joined the Army, and played
Stephen_Turk
American historian and author (born 1964)
David S. Turk (born 1964) is an American historian and author. His specialties are the areas of law enforcement, the Old West, the Civil Rights Era, and
David_S._Turk
American songwriter and lyricist
Roy Kenneth Turk (September 20, 1892 – November 30, 1934) was an American songwriter and lyricist, who frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert
Roy_Turk
Turkic ethnic group
early 20th century by the Soviet Bolsheviks to replace the previous terms Turk and Turki. The name is currently used to refer to the settled Turkic urban
Uyghurs
Samuel A. Turk (1917–2009) was an American-born pulpit rabbi who wrote columns for decades in The Jewish Press. He was the rabbi of the Kingsbridge Center
Samuel_Turk
Slovene First Lady
Miklič Türk (née Miklič, born 1948) is a Slovenian politician, who was First Lady of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012, when her husband Danilo Türk was President
Barbara_Miklič_Türk
Croatian politician
Željko Turk (listen) (born 25 March 1962 in Zagreb) is the current[update] mayor of Zaprešić, a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. Turk began his working
Željko_Turk
Turkish politician of Kurdish origin (born 1942)
Ahmet Türk (born 2 July 1942, in Derik, Mardin, Turkey) is a Kurdish politician from the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party). He has been
Ahmet_Türk
Canadian ice hockey player (1914–1972)
Walter Edward "Turk" Broda (May 15, 1914 — October 17, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. A goaltender, Broda played his entire
Turk_Broda
Turk Mine is a village in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. It is located about 56 km north-east of Bulawayo. The village grew up around a
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 Turkish name YETER means "enough; sufficient." Compare with another form of Yeter.
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English and northern Irish
English and northern Irish : variant of Torkington (see Talkington), now more common in northern Ireland than anywhere else. It has sometimes been used as an Americanized form of Scottish McTurk (see Turk).
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Turkish
Turkish name SİMGE means "symbol."
Female
Turkish
Turkish form of Persian Shabnam, ÅžEBNEM means "dew."
Female
Turkish
Turkish name PEMBE means "pink."
Female
Turkish
 Turkish name SANAZ means "unique." Compare with another form of Sanaz.
Female
Turkish
Turkish name YONCA means "clover."
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English
English : from a pet form of the personal name Turkel.
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Turkish
Turkish : from the Turkish personal name Osman, Turkish form of Arabic ‛UthmÄn. This was the name of the third of the ‘rightly guided’ khalifs (ruled 644–656), one of the ten Companions of the Prophet Muhammad, to whom he gave the good news of entering into paradise.English : variant of Osmond.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ans ‘god’ + man ‘man’.Dutch : occupational name for an ox driver, from os ‘ox’, ‘bullock’ + man ‘man’.German (Osmann) : variant of Ossmann (see Ossman).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : of uncertain origin; perhaps a variant of Oshman or Hausman.
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Turkish
Turkish name PINAR means "spring."
Female
Turkish
Turkish name YAÄžMUR means "rain."
Female
Turkish
Turkish name ÖZLEM means "yearning."
Female
Turkish
Turkish name TÜLAY means "new moon."
Surname or Lastname
Greek and Turkish
Greek and Turkish : nickname for a rich man, from Turkish gani ‘rich’, of Arabic origin.English : unexplained.
Female
Turkish
Turkish name NURAY means "bright moon."
Female
Turkish
Turkish name YILDIZ means "star."
Female
Turkish
Turkish name ÖZGE means "different, other."
Surname or Lastname
Turkish
Turkish : occupational name from asker ‘soldier’, from Arabic ‛askarī. This name is also found in Iran and the Indian subcontinent.Arabic : variant of Asghar.Greek : shortened form of Askeris, from Turkish asker ‘soldier’, or from Askeridis or Askeropoulos, patronymics from this word. Compare Laskaris.Norwegian and Swedish : habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Asker, in particular those near Oslo, from an inflected form of ask ‘ash tree’.English (Norfolk) : topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree, Middle English ask (from Old Norse asker) + the habitational suffix -er.English : from Middle English asker(e) ‘collector of tolls or revenues’ or (in a legal context) ‘plaintiff’ or ‘prosecutor’ (an agent derivative of Middle English aske(n) ‘to ask’, ‘to demand’).
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English
English : from the Middle English personal name þorkell, a reduced form of Old Norse þórketill, composed of the elements þórr (name of the Scandinavian god of thunder; see Thor) + ketill ‘cauldron’. The personal name Thurkill or Thirkill was in widespread use in England in the Middle Ages; in northern England it was introduced directly by settlers from Scandinavia, whereas in the South it was the result of Norman influence.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained; possibly an ornamental name from Yiddish turkltoyb ‘turtle dove’.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Gloucestershire), Dutch, and German (also Türk)
English (mainly Gloucestershire), Dutch, and German (also Türk) : from Middle English, Old French turc, Middle High and Low German Turc ‘Turk’, from Turkish türk. In theory this could be an ethnic name but, both in England and northwest Europe, it is generally a nickname for a person with black hair and a swarthy complexion or a cruel, rowdy, or unruly person. The Dutch and German surname also represents a house name, derived from the use of a picture of a Turk as a house sign. It is also found as a nickname for someone who had taken part in the wars against the Turks.English : from a medieval personal name, a back-formation from Turkel, misanalyzed as containing the Old French diminutive suffix -el.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Tuirc, a patronymic from the byname Torc ‘boar’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ethnic name denoting someone from Turkey or anywhere in the Ottoman Empire, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Turk.Americanized form of the Greek ethnic name Tourkos ‘Turk’. See also Turco.
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