"Picken" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Pickens [plural]
Etymology: Either a nickname from Old French picon (“woodpecker”), or a patronymic surname from the personal name Picon, apparently from picon (“pointed object”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|picon||woodpecker}} Old French picon (“woodpecker”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Picken (plural Pickens)
  1. A surname from Old French.

Inflected forms

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