Sobek

See also: sobek

English

Etymology 1

From Egyptian sbk:

Proper noun

Sobek

1. (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian deity associated with the crocodile.

Translations

Translations

• French: Sobek (fr) m
• Polish: Sobek (pl) m

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Polish Sobek.

Proper noun

Sobek (plural Sobeks)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sobek is the 37180^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Sobek is most common among White (96.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sobek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• bokes

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsobɛk]

Proper noun

Sobek m anim (feminine Sobková)

1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Alternative forms

• Zobek, Zoubek

Etymology

From Czech Zoubek, from zoubek (“little tooth”) or Polish Sobek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzobɛk/, /ˈsobɛk/

Proper noun

Sobek m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Sobeks or (with an article) Sobek, feminine genitive Sobek, plural Sobeks)

1. a surname