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Recht

Recht proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Recht (plural Rechts)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Recht

pluralRechts

Origin of Recht

From Scots or Dutch wrecht (“worker”), both cognate to English Wright and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō. See below for German derivation.

Questions about Recht

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

Words near Recht in the dictionary

  1. rechromatography
  2. rechrome
  3. rechromed
  4. rechromes
  5. rechroming
  6. Recht
  7. rechta
  8. Rechteckbeil
  9. rechuck
  10. rechucked
  11. rechucking

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