Submitted Surname Revision History

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9/21/2024, 10:18 PM jocatchi Separated origins
10/15/2023, 2:49 AM Felie
8/5/2017, 4:20 PM Sofia
8/4/2017, 7:47 AM TanorFaux
8/4/2017, 7:47 AM TanorFaux

Name Slack
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English, Dutch
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac "slow, loose", Middle English slak "lazy, careless". Alternatively, the Dutch form could derive from Middle Dutch slecke "snail, slug", with a similar implication of idleness.
Added 8/4/2017 by TanorFaux