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 [ 1 syll. fal(k), fa-lk ] The boy name Falk is pronounced as FAOK KEY. Falk is primarily used in Hebrew, Yiddish, and German, and its language of origin is Yiddish and Germanic. Yiddish and Germanic origin, Hebrew and Yiddish use: Derived literally from the element 'falk' with the meaning falcon. The name has sometimes been taken as a translation of Yehoshua, the Hebrew form of Joshua. This could be due to the hawk-like way Joshua circled the Land of Canaan before descending into it, as described in the Bible. Several well-known rabbis have borne the name Joshua Falk. In addition, Falk is a variation of the German name Falko. See also the related form, the English Joshua. Falk is seldom used as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly related to Falk, the English Joshua was the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Falk include the English and Scandinavian Fisk, the English and Scandinavian Fiske, the English Folk, the English and German Folke, the English Fox, the Arabic Faaiz, the Polish Fabek, the Arabic Faiz, the Arabic Fawzi, the Arabic Fayiz, the Frisian Fokko, the Scandinavian Folki, the German Folko, the English Fonsie, the Italian Fosco, the Vietnamese Phuoc, the Latvian, Lithuanian, and German Fabius, the Arabic Fayaz, and the Japanese Fuyuki. KEY: English pronunciation for Falk: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
