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Fick

Fick proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Fick (plural Ficks)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Fick

pluralFicks

Origin of Fick

* As a North/Low German surname, from a pet form of the name Friedrich. * As an English surname, perhaps from an adjective meaning "to move quickly," see the verbs fidge, fig. Compare Figg. * Alternatively as an English surname, from a nickname derived from Old English gefic (“deceitful”), compare the adjective fickle. See Ficker. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French fike, a northern variant of fiche (“pointed implement”), presumably related to the verb ficher (“to drive in”). See Fitch.

Words formed from Fick

Questions about Fick

What does Fick mean?
Fick means a surname.
What part of speech is Fick?
Fick is a proper noun.

Words near Fick in the dictionary

  1. ficid
  2. ficids
  3. ficiform
  4. ficin
  5. FICINT
  6. Fick
  7. Fick principle
  8. Ficke
  9. Fickel
  10. Fickell
  11. Fickels

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