"Hickman" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɪkmən/ Forms: Higman [alternative], Hitchman [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hickman
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Hickman-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A place in the United States:
    A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Kentucky.
    Categories (place): Cities in Kentucky, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hickman-en-name-oEVPLn1E Categories (other): County seats of Kentucky, USA
  3. A place in the United States:
    A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California.
    Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hickman-en-name-9bnkmwMw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 39 9 10 9 9 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 9 36 11 10 9 10 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 9 38 10 10 9 10 13
  4. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware.
    Categories (place): Places in Delaware, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Delaware, USA
    Sense id: en-Hickman-en-name-wBNHHO~M
  5. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Maryland, close to Hickman, Delaware.
    Categories (place): Places in Maryland, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Maryland, USA Derived forms: Hickman County, Hickman line
    Sense id: en-Hickman-en-name-za9hTe-N
  6. A place in the United States:
    A city in Lancaster County, Nebraska, originally Heckman after Rev. C. H. Heckman but misspelt in the 19th century.
    Categories (place): Cities in Nebraska, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hickman-en-name-fvxrZPvp
  7. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee.
    Categories (place): Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Tennessee, USA
    Sense id: en-Hickman-en-name-bboBwMNe

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪkmən/ Forms: Hickmans [plural], Higman [alternative], Hitchman [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hickman (plural Hickmans)
  1. (informal, medicine) A Hickman line. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Hickman-en-noun-epHq3Vsr Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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