"Buck" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bʌk/ Forms: Bucke [alternative], Book [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: * For both the English surname and given name, originally a nickname for someone who resembled a buck. * Also as an English topographic surname, from Middle English buk (modern beech). * As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from Burkhard, compare Burkhart. * As a north German and Danish surname, from Middle Low German bûk (“belly”), from Old Saxon būk, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz. Compare Bauch. * Also as a German and Dutch surname, variant of Bock. * Also as a German surname, variant of Puck. * As a Germanized Lower Sorbian surname, from buk (“beech”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|buk}} Middle English buk, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|da|-}} Danish, {{der|en|gml|bûk|t=belly}} Middle Low German bûk (“belly”), {{der|en|osx|būk}} Old Saxon būk, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*būk}} Proto-West Germanic *būk, {{der|en|gem-pro|*būkaz}} Proto-Germanic *būkaz, {{der|en|dsb|-}} Lower Sorbian Head templates: {{en-prop}} Buck
  1. An English surname transferred from the nickname.
    Sense id: en-Buck-en-name-pCEtLbAw Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Buck-en-name-j2E3ZHbH Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  3. A German surname, a variant of Buch.
    Sense id: en-Buck-en-name-H0ObmiMF Categories (other): English surnames
  4. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Categories (place): Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania, USA
    Sense id: en-Buck-en-name-~UzOnNre
  5. A township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Categories (place): Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Buck-en-name-fOlsT5EZ Categories (other): Townships, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 11 5 12 46 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 7 6 16 45 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 4 6 14 53 17
  6. A township in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Buck-en-name-lSv-IU52 Categories (other): Townships
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Buck's extension, Buck's fascia Related terms: Buck House, Buck Island, Buck Rogers time
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