Hak
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English
Etymology
- As a Dutch surname, variant of Haack.
- As a Czech surname Hák, from the noun hák (“hook”).
- As a Cambodian surname, from Khmer ហាក់ (hak), itself of Chinese origin and from 和 (“peace”), compare He.
- As an Islamic name mainly in India, borrowed from Bengali হক (hok). Compare Haq.
- Also as a Chinese surname, from 郝 (hǎo), see Hao.
Proper noun
Hak (plural Haks)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hak is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Hak is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (70.97%) and White (23.94%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 115.
Plautdietsch
Noun
Hak f (plural Haken)
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حق (hak, “right, reason, truth, god”), Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq, “truth”), one of the names of Allah.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hak
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Hak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “Hak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “Hak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1793