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6/11/2016, 3:57 AM LMS
5/15/2014, 2:18 AM LMS

Name Schink
Type Surname (from nickname)
Other Forms FormsSchenk, Schenkel
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Nickname for someone with long or otherwise remarkable legs, from Middle High German schinke ‘thigh’, ‘leg’. Compare SCHENKEL.
Dutch: variant of SCHENK.
Added 5/15/2014 by LMS