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Clark^¹

/klɑː(ɹ)k/ UK
/ˈklaɹk/ Philippines

Sounds like clerk · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k

Where it comes from

From Old English clerc (“clergyman; learned man”), whence also clerk.

proper noun Clarks · Clarke · Clerk · Clerke

uncountable, usually An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a scribe, secretary, or cleric.
uncountable, usually A male given name transferred from the surname.
uncountable, usually An unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado.
uncountable, usually A minor city in Randolph County, Missouri; named for Confederate general John Bullock Clark Jr..
uncountable, usually An unincorporated community in Storey County and Washoe County, Nevada.
uncountable, usually A township in Union County, New Jersey; named for Declaration of Independence signatory Abraham Clark.
uncountable, usually A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
uncountable, usually A city, the county seat of Clark County, South Dakota.
uncountable, usually An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington.
uncountable, usually An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
uncountable, usually An unincorporated community in the town of Hixon, Clark County, Wisconsin.
uncountable, usually A former settlement in California.
uncountable, usually A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Clark Township.
uncountable, usually Former name of DISH: a town in Denton County, Texas, United States.
uncountable, usually A freeport zone in Pampanga, site of a former United States Air Base.
uncountable, usually A development in Tarlac, the New Clark City.
uncountable, usually A special economic zone spanning Tarlac and Pampanga province.

clark^²

noun clarks

alternative, obsolete Alternative form of clerk

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: clank, latimer, matta, lois, kimberley, stafford, chichester, gordy, dickie, bennet, clarke, copp, catmull, scribe, scrivener, copyist

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name male given name

Ελληνικά	Κλάρκος Klárkos, Κλαρκ Klark

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@misc{clark_2026,
  title = {clark},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clark},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}