Kulik

See also: kulik, Kulík, and kulík

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kulik, Czech Kulik or Slovak Kulík, and related languages.

Proper noun

Kulik (plural Kuliks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kulik is the 14076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2137 individuals. Kulik is most common among White (94.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kulik”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 364.

Czech

Etymology

From kulík (“plover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkulɪk]

Proper noun

Kulik m anim (female equivalent Kuliková)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kulik (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kulik	Kulikové
genitive	Kulika	Kuliků
dative	Kulikovi	Kulikům
accusative	Kulika	Kuliky
vocative	Kuliku	Kulikové
locative	Kulikovi	Kulicích
instrumental	Kulikem	Kuliky

Further reading

• “Kulik”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Polish

Etymology

From kulik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.lik/
• Rhymes: -ulik
• Syllabification: Ku‧lik
• Homophones: kulig, Kulig, kulik

Proper noun

Kulik m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kulik

	singular	plural
nominative	Kulik	Kulikowie
genitive	Kulika	Kulików
dative	Kulikowi	Kulikom
accusative	Kulika	Kulików
instrumental	Kulikiem	Kulikami
locative	Kuliku	Kulikach
vocative	Kuliku	Kulikowie

Proper noun

Kulik f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Kulik”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022