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CLARK
SOURCE: Occupation
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: KLAHRK   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "cleric" or "scribe", from Old English clerec meaning "priest", ultimately from Latin clericus. A famous bearer was William Clark, an explorer of the west of North America.
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