Welk Family History
Welk Name Meaning
German: variant of Welge German: nickname from Middle High German welc ‘soft mild’. Sorbian (Ẃelk): nickname from Lower Sorbian ẃelk ‘wolf’. This is also a Germanized form of the Upper Sorbian cognate Wjelk. Sorbian (Ẃelk): from a Lower Sorbian pet form of a personal name such as Old Sorbian Welimir based on the Slavic element vel ‘big great’ also ‘significant’ (from Old Slavic velьjь). This is also a Germanized form of some other similar (like-sounding) Slavic cognates including Upper Sorbian Wjelk.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022