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Killingbeck

Killingbeck proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Killingbeck (plural Killingbecks)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Killingbeck

pluralKillingbecks

Origin of Killingbeck

Habitational surname from a place near Leeds, most probably named with the Old Norse personal name Killing + bekkr (“brook, creek”).

Questions about Killingbeck

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

Words near Killingbeck in the dictionary

  1. killing two birds with one shot
  2. killing two birds with one stone
  3. Killing vector field
  4. Killing vector fields
  5. killing with kindness
  6. Killingbeck
  7. Killingbecks
  8. Killinger
  9. Killingers
  10. Killingholme
  11. killingly

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