"Becker" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛkɚ/ [US] Forms: Beckers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Becker (countable and uncountable, plural Beckers)
  1. (countable) A surname.
    An English habitational surname from Old Norse from Old Norse bekkr (“brook”).
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Becker-en-name-E8sNkdUv Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 5 23 12 12 11
  2. (countable) A surname.
    An English surname from Old English [in turn originating as an occupation] from Old English becca (“mattock”) for a mattock or pickaxe maker.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Becker-en-name-8hwN8AqZ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 5 23 12 12 11
  3. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from German Becker from Beck (“baker”).
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Becker-en-name-rdwlBtlh Categories (other): English surnames
  4. A locale in the United States.
    A city in Minnesota; named for politician George Loomis Becker.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Baecker [German, surname], Beck [German, surname], Becke [German, surname], Beckert [German, surname] Derived forms: Becker County, Becker muscular dystrophy Related terms: Beck, Beckman
    Sense id: en-Becker-en-name-B7bPRyli Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 5 23 12 12 11
  5. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Mississippi, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Mississippi, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Becker-en-name-7spkc35O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 5 23 12 12 11
  6. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Texas.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Becker-en-name-JzqIjDtu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 5 23 12 12 11
  7. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Becker-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 5 23 12 12 11

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