Kulik
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Kulik, Czech Kulik or Slovak Kulík, and related languages.
Proper noun
Kulik (plural Kuliks)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kulik is the 14076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2137 individuals. Kulik is most common among White (94.95%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kulik”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 364.
Czech
Etymology
From kulík (“plover”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkulɪk]
Proper noun
Kulik m anim (female equivalent Kuliková)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Kulik (velar masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kulik | Kulikové |
| genitive | Kulika | Kuliků |
| dative | Kulikovi | Kulikům |
| accusative | Kulika | Kuliky |
| vocative | Kuliku | Kulikové |
| locative | Kulikovi | Kulicích |
| instrumental | Kulikem | Kuliky |
Further reading
- “Kulik”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Polish
Etymology
From kulik.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kulik m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Kulik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kulik | Kulikowie |
| genitive | Kulika | Kulików |
| dative | Kulikowi | Kulikom |
| accusative | Kulika | Kulików |
| instrumental | Kulikiem | Kulikami |
| locative | Kuliku | Kulikach |
| vocative | Kuliku | Kulikowie |
Proper noun
Kulik f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading
- “Kulik”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022