"Heck" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /hɛk/
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From German Heck, the surname. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Heck}} German Heck Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Heck
  1. A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s and 1930s.
    Sense id: en-Heck-en-name-HKhN4C0k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /hɛk/
Rhymes: -ɛk Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Heck
  1. A surname, possibly from German.
    Sense id: en-Heck-en-name-Lo3g8O4r Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /hɛk/
Rhymes: -ɛk Head templates: {{en-prop}} Heck
  1. A civil parish of Selby district, North Yorkshire, England, with the villages of Great Heck and Little Heck. Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England Derived forms: Great Heck
    Sense id: en-Heck-en-name-4cNNyzE5
  2. A hamlet in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY0980). Categories (place): Places in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Villages in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Heck-en-name-EzaGXEco
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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