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Dickon

/ˈdɪkən/

Dickon proper noun: a diminutive of the male given name Richard.

Proper noun

Dickon

  1. (dated) A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
    • Jockey of Norfolk, be not too bold,
      For Dickon thy master is bought and sold.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • Dickon stood rubbing his rusty-red head with a rather puzzled look. "It's a secret garden sure enough," he said, "but seems like some one besides th' robin must have been in it since it was shut up ten year' ago."1911, Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
  2. A male given name.

Forms of Dickon

alternative formDiccon

Questions about Dickon

What does Dickon mean?
Dickon means a diminutive of the male given name Richard.
What part of speech is Dickon?
Dickon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dickon?
Dickon is pronounced /ˈdɪkən/.

Words near Dickon in the dictionary

  1. dicknut
  2. dicknuts
  3. dickologist
  4. dickologists
  5. dickology
  6. Dickon
  7. dickover
  8. dickovers
  9. dickpic
  10. dickpics
  11. dickprint

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