Musk

A surname.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

    1. Elon Musk (b. 1971), entrepreneur and business magnate.

      • Since the announcement, Musk reposted claims on his social media platform X that $20,000 of American tax dollars are spent on drag shows in Ecuador, $750,000 to operate the fire alarm at the New York Metropolitan Opera...
  2. A locality in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.

Origin

* English (mainly Suffolk): variant of Must, itself as a surname of English origin from Middle English must (“must (fermenting juice)”). * English (mainly Suffolk): alternatively perhaps in some cases from Middle English muske (“musk”). * Americanized form of Dutch Musch, from Middle Dutch mussche (“sparrow”; modern Dutch mus). * Dutch: nickname or metonymic occupational name from muskus (“musk”).

Forms

Musks

Related

Muske Muskee Musker Muskie

Derived

Elongated Muskrat McMuskism Musketeer Muskian Muskification Muskism Muskmobile Muskolini Muskophile Muskophilia Muskophobe Muskophobia Musk Vale President Musk