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Nicholas Monk (literary critic), British literary critic; Nick Monk, a member of Spiders (British band) Quincy Monk (1979–2015), was an American football linebacker; Ray Monk (born 1957), professor of philosophy at the University of Southampton; Robert W. Monk (1866–1924), American physician and politician
The surname Monaghan is an anglicization of the Irish surname O'Manacháin / oʊ ˈ m ɒ n ə h æ n /. The Irish translation for this name is descendant of Manacháin, which ultimately translates to "Monk". Other variations include Monahan and Monachan.
A monk (/ m ʌ ŋ k /; from Greek: μοναχός, monachos, "single, solitary" via Latin monachus) [1] [2] is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. [3] A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation .
The name is traditionally found in and is characteristic of Sicily, bestowed by the cultus of Saint Calogerus the Anchorite, a monk and hermit near Sciacca; [3] [5] [7] in the province of Agrigento, Calogero is the third-most widespread masculine name, [8] but it is well-attested in all the rest of the island.
A Buddhist monk is a bhikkhu in Pali, Sanskrit bhikṣu, while a nun is a bhikkhuni, Sanskrit bhikṣuṇī. These words literally mean "beggar" or "one who lives by alms ", [ 2 ] : 115 [ 24 ] and it was traditional in early Buddhism for the Sangha to go on "alms round" for food, walking or standing quietly in populated areas with alms bowls ...
In East Asian Buddhism, monks and nuns usually adopt a Buddhist surname and a Dharma name, which are combined in the surname-first East-Asian naming order.Since the 4th century the standard Buddhist surname has been Shi (Chinese: 釋, Korean: Seok, Vietnamese: Thích, [1] Japanese: Shaku), which is the first syllable of Shijiamouni, the Chinese word for Shakyamuni. [2]
Monks is the surname of: . Clifford Monks (1912-1974), English cricketer; Constance Monks (1911-1989), British politician and teacher; George Monks (cricketer) (born 1929), English former cricketer
The Ilkhan Öljeitü's name at birth was Nicholas. Some Mongols had Chinese names. For example, the Buddhist monk, Haiyun, bestowed the name Zhenjin (True-gold) to Khubilai and Chabi's eldest son. In the late 13th century, many newborn children in Italy were named after Mongol rulers, including Hülegü. [6]