Vovk
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Vovk is a surname of Ukrainian origin that means wolf. It currently predominates among East and South Slavs in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia, and Croatia. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleš Vovk, member of Slovene duo Maraaya
- Andrey Vovk (born 1991), Ukrainian chess player
- Andriy Vovk, Ukrainian defence minister
- Angelina Vovk (born 1942) presenter for the Soviet Central Television
- Anton Vovk (1900–1963), Slovenian Roman Catholic archbishop
- Fedir Vovk (1847–1918), Ukrainian anthropologist, archaeologist and museum curator
- Frančiška Vovk (1860–1932), Slovenian poet and lyricist
- Marjetka Vovk, member of Slovene duo Maraaya
- Melita Vovk (1928–2020), Slovenian painter and illustrator
- Vira Vovk (1926–2022), Ukrainian-born Brazilian writer, critic and translator
- Yuri Vovk (born 1988), Ukrainian chess player
- Petar Vovk (1926–2020), Croatian architect
See also
- All pages with titles containing Vovk
- Vovk (river), a tributary of the Southern Bug in Ukraine
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Family names derived from the word "wolf"
Ó Faoláin, Phelan, Whalan, Whalen, Whelan, Felan, Folan, Mac Conallaidh, McNally
- East Slavic: Biryuk, Biryukov, Volchek, Volchenkov, Volchkov, Volchok, Volk, Volkov (Volkoff, Wolkoff), Volkovich, Vovchenko, Vovchok, Vovchynskyi, Vovk
- South Slavic: Vučević, Vučić, Vučko, Vučetić/Vuchetich, Vučković, Vujić, Vukašinović, Vukasović, Vukčević, Vukić, Vukičević, Vukićević, Vuković/Vukovich, Vuksanović
- West Slavic: Vlček, Vlk, Wilczek, Wilczyński, Wilk, Wolkowicz
Surname list
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