"Lick" meaning in English

See Lick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Licks [plural]
Etymology: North German surname, from a short/pet form of a name related to Leute (“people”); compare Leopold. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁lewdʰ-}}, {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Licks}} Lick (plural Licks)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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