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Boy · Old High German
Volker
Say it: FOL-ker
Meaning
From Germanic folk 'people' and heri 'army'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Revived in Germany in the mid-20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 5 babies given this name since 1960
- At its height in 1960, about 1 in 426,400 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Volker of Alzey, minstrel-warrior of the Nibelungenlied
- Volker Schlöndorff, film director
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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