"Necker" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Neckers [plural]
Etymology: From French Necker, from German Necker. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Necker}} French Necker, {{bor|en|de|Necker}} German Necker Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~}} Necker (countable and uncountable, plural Neckers)
  1. (countable) A surname from French. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Necker-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Ellipsis of Necker Island.; An island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean in Hawaii, United States; named after Jacques Necker Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Necker Island (extra: An island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean in Hawaii, United States; named after Jacques Necker) Categories (place): Islands, Places in Hawaii, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Necker Island [Hawaii, US], Mokumanamana [Hawaii, US] Translations (Necker, HI, US): Île Necker (French)
    Sense id: en-Necker-en-name-2DiIPV8I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 44 46 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 42 40 12 Disambiguation of 'Necker, HI, US': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Dutch Neckere Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|Neckere}} Dutch Neckere Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Necker
  1. Ellipsis of Necker Island. An island in the British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom, in the West Indies, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean; named after Jonathan de Neckere Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Necker Island (extra: An island in the British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom, in the West Indies, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean; named after Jonathan de Neckere) Categories (place): Islands, Places in the United Kingdom Synonyms: Necker Island [UK]
    Sense id: en-Necker-en-name-rId4gnYF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 44 46 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 42 40 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: Neckers [plural]
Etymology: German Necker Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Necker}} German Necker Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Necker (plural Neckers)
  1. A surname from German. Derived forms: Necker cube, Necker Island
    Sense id: en-Necker-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 42 40 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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