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Pickerill

Pickerill proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Pickerill (plural Pickerills)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Pickerill

pluralPickerills
alternative formPickerel
alternative formPickrel
alternative formPickrell

Origin of Pickerill

From Middle English pikerell (“young pike”), a nickname for a sharp and aggressive person.

Questions about Pickerill

What does Pickerill mean?
Pickerill means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Pickerill?
Pickerill is a proper noun.

Words near Pickerill in the dictionary

  1. pickerel weeds
  2. pickerels
  3. pickerelweed
  4. pickerelweeds
  5. pickeries
  6. Pickerill
  7. Pickerills
  8. Pickering
  9. Pickering series
  10. pickeringite
  11. Pickerings

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