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Herrick

Herrick proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Herrick

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Shelby County, Illinois.
  3. A township in Knox County, Nebraska.
  4. A ghost town and former mining community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
  5. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
  6. A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
  7. A small town in Gregory County, South Dakota.
  8. A rural locality in Dorset council area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.

Origin of Herrick

* As an English surname, from Old Norse Eiríkr. * As a Dutch surname, from an assimilated Dutch form of Henry (also see Henrick), or from the Germanic elements *harjaz (“army”) + *rīks (“ruler”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEirc, "descendant of Earc," from earc (“speckled”). Compare Harkin from Ó hEarcáin.

Words formed from Herrick

Questions about Herrick

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

Words near Herrick in the dictionary

  1. herrerasaurid
  2. herrerasaurids
  3. Herrero
  4. Herreshoff
  5. Herriard
  6. Herrick
  7. Herrickian
  8. Herridge
  9. Herridges
  10. herried
  11. herried up

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