"Bick" meaning in English

See Bick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Bicks [plural]
Etymology: * As a Dutch and German surname, from Bicke (“pickacke”) (see *bikkjan (“to stab”)). * Also as a Dutch and German surname, from a pet form of Burkhart. * As an English surname, from the noun bike (“nest of bees”). Compare Bicker. * As a Polish, Carpathian Rusyn, and Jewish surname, variant of Byk (“bull ox, Taurus”), Bik. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|pl|-}} Polish, {{der|en|rue|-}} Carpathian Rusyn Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bick (plural Bicks)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bick-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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