"Dickens" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɪkɪnz/ Audio: En-us-Dickens.oga
Etymology: From Dicken, a medieval diminutive form of Dick + the patronymic suffix -s. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dickens
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic, notably borne by Charles Dickens, English novelist. Derived forms: Dickens County, Dickens Heath, Dickensian
    Sense id: en-Dickens-en-name-Lo6E9QhL Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A small city, the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Dickens-en-name-o0g5sOSW Categories (other): County seats of Texas, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, British fiction, Fiction, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of British fiction: 16 84 Disambiguation of Fiction: 39 61 Disambiguation of Individuals: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Transliterations of the surname): 狄更斯 (Dígèngsī) (Chinese Mandarin), ディケンズ (Dikenzu) (Japanese), डिकेन्स (ḍikensa) (Marathi), Dickens [masculine] (Polish), Ди́ккенс (Díkkens) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'Transliterations of the surname': 51 49
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