Funke

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Funke. === Proper noun === Funke (plural Funkes) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Funke is the 11971st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2609 individuals. Funke is most common among White (95.67%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Funke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 613. == German == === Alternative forms === Funken (about as common in writing; predominant in colloquial speech) === Etymology === From Middle High German funke, vunke (also ablauted as vanke), from Old High German funko, funcho, from Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic *funkô. More at English spunk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʊŋkə/ === Noun === Funke m (weak, genitive Funkens, plural Funken, diminutive Fünkchen n or Fünklein n) spark ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Zündfunke Funkemariechen, Funkenmariechen ==== Related terms ==== funkeln === Further reading === “Funke” in Duden online “Funke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache