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Barkus

Barkus proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Barkus (plural Barkuses)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Barkus

pluralBarkuses

Origin of Barkus

Various origins: * A reduced form of Barkhouse, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a tannery. * Borrowed from Lithuanian Barkus, a variant of Bartkus. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Barkus, a surname with an unexplained origin.

Questions about Barkus

What does Barkus mean?
Barkus means a surname.
What part of speech is Barkus?
Barkus is a proper noun.

Words near Barkus in the dictionary

  1. barksome
  2. Barkstead
  3. Barkston
  4. Barkston Ash
  5. Barkul
  6. Barkus
  7. Barkuses
  8. barky
  9. Barlaam
  10. Barlaamite
  11. Barlaamites

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