Boy · Serbian
Vuk
Say it: VOOK
Meaning
Serbian vuk 'wolf', traditionally given as a protective name.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A medieval Serbian name given for protection, still in use.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 171 babies given this name since 2005
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 74,200 boys
- 23 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Вук
| Russian | Volk |
|---|---|
| Polish | Wilk |
Famous bearers
- Vuk Karadžić, reformer of the Serbian language
- Vuk Branković, medieval Serbian lord
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Where this comes from
- Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
- 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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