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Birkbeck

Birkbeck proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Birkbeck (countable and uncountable, plural Birkbecks)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.
  2. An unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States.

Forms of Birkbeck

pluralBirkbecks

Origin of Birkbeck

Habitational surname from a minor place in Westmorland, from Old Norse birki (“birch”) + bekkr (“stream”).

Questions about Birkbeck

What does Birkbeck mean?
Birkbeck means a surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Birkbeck?
Birkbeck is a proper noun.

Words near Birkbeck in the dictionary

  1. biriyanis
  2. Birjand
  3. birk
  4. birkarl
  5. birkarls
  6. Birkbeck
  7. Birkbecks
  8. Birkby
  9. Birkdale
  10. Birkel
  11. Birkeland

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