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Vovk is a surname of Ukrainian origin that means wolf. It currently predominates among East and South Slavs in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia, and Croatia. Notable people with the surname include: Aleš Vovk, member of Slovene duo Maraaya Andrey Vovk (born 1991), Ukrainian chess player Andriy Vovk, Ukrainian defence minister Angelina Vovk (born 1942) presenter for the Soviet Central Television Anton Vovk (1900–1963), Slovenian Roman Catholic archbishop Fedir Vovk (1847–1918), Ukrainian anthropologist, archaeologist and museum curator Frančiška Vovk (1860–1932), Slovenian poet and lyricist Marjetka

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Vovk is a surname of Ukrainian origin that means wolf. It currently predominates among East and South Slavs in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia, and Croatia. Notable people with the surname include: Aleš Vovk, member of Slovene duo Maraaya Andrey Vovk (born 1991), Ukrainian chess player Andriy Vovk, Ukrainian defence minister Angelina Vovk (born 1942) presenter for the Soviet Central Television Anton Vovk (1900–1963), Slovenian Roman Catholic archbishop Fedir Vovk (1847–1918), Ukrainian anthropologist, archaeologist and museum curator Frančiška Vovk (1860–1932), Slovenian poet and lyricist Marjetka Vovk, member of Slovene duo Maraaya Melita Vovk (1928–2020), Slovenian painter and illustrator Vira Vovk (1926–2022), Ukrainian-born Brazilian writer, critic and translator Yuri Vovk (born 1988), Ukrainian chess player

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