Funke

Borrowed from German Funke.

Funke (plural Funkes)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Funke is the 11971^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2609 individuals. Funke is most common among White (95.67%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Funke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 613.

• Funken (about as common in writing; predominant in colloquial speech)

From Middle High German funke, vunke (also ablauted as vanke), from Old High German funko, funcho, from Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic *funkô. More at English spunk.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊŋkə/

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Funke m (weak, genitive Funkens, plural Funken, diminutive Fünkchen n or Fünklein n)

1. spark

• Zündfunke
• Funkemariechen, Funkenmariechen

• funkeln

• “Funke” in Duden online
• “Funke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache