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Clark.

An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a scribe, secretary, or cleric.

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Meaning & usage

name/klɑː(ɹ)k/UK/ˈklaɹk/Philippines
  1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a scribe, secretary, or cleric.

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  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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  3. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado.

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  4. A locale in the United States: A minor city in Randolph County, Missouri; named for Confederate general John Bullock Clark Jr..

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  5. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Storey County and Washoe County, Nevada.

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  6. A locale in the United States: A township in Union County, New Jersey; named for Declaration of Independence signatory Abraham Clark.

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  7. A locale in the United States: A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

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  8. A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Clark County, South Dakota.

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  9. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington.

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  10. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.

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  11. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Hixon, Clark County, Wisconsin.

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  12. A locale in the United States: A former settlement in California.

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  13. A locale in the United States: A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Clark Township.

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  14. A locale in the United States: Former name of DISH: a town in Denton County, Texas, United States.

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  15. A locale in the Philippines. A freeport zone in Pampanga, site of a former United States Air Base.

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  16. A locale in the Philippines. A development in Tarlac, the New Clark City.

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  17. A locale in the Philippines. A special economic zone spanning Tarlac and Pampanga province.

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Where this word comes from

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

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