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Hendricks

/ˈhɛn.dɹɪks/

Hendricks proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic. Also the plural of Hendrick.

Proper noun

Hendricks (countable and uncountable, plural Hendrickses)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A township in Shelby County, Indiana.
  3. A township in Chautauqua County, Kansas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
  5. A township in Mackinac County, Michigan.
  6. A minor city and township in Lincoln County, Minnesota.
  7. A town in Tucker County, West Virginia.

Also used as

Hendricks is also the plural of Hendrick.

Forms of Hendricks

pluralHendrickses
alternative formHendrix

Origin of Hendricks

From Hendrick + the patronymic suffix -s.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from Hendricks

Questions about Hendricks

What does Hendricks mean?
Hendricks means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Hendricks?
Hendricks is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hendricks?
Hendricks is pronounced /ˈhɛn.dɹɪks/.

Words near Hendricks in the dictionary

  1. Hendren
  2. Hendrens
  3. Hendrey
  4. Hendrich
  5. Hendrick
  6. Hendricks
  7. Hendricks County
  8. Hendricksen
  9. Hendricksens
  10. hendricksite
  11. Hendrickson

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hendricks (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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