"Fick" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Ficks [plural]
Etymology: * As a North/Low German surname, from a pet form of the name Friedrich. * As an English surname, perhaps from an adjective meaning "to move quickly," see the verbs fidge, fig. Compare Figg. * Alternatively as an English surname, from a nickname derived from Old English gefic (“deceitful”), compare the adjective fickle. See Ficker. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French fike, a northern variant of fiche (“pointed implement”), presumably related to the verb ficher (“to drive in”). See Fitch. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nds|-}} Low German, {{der|en|ang|gefic|t=deceitful}} Old English gefic (“deceitful”), {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|fro|fike}} Old French fike Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Fick (plural Ficks)
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Fick principle
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