"Rieck" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Riecks [plural]
Etymology: * As a south German surname, variant of a personal name derived from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi + *gaiʀ (“spear”), similar to the English name Roger. * As a north German surname, from a personal name derived from *rīkī (“powerful, mighty”). * As a Germanized Lower Sorbian surname, from rjek (“hero”), itself a Germanic borrowing from Old High German reccho (“adventurer”). Compare Reck. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*hrōþi}} Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi, {{der|en|dsb|-}} Lower Sorbian, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|en|goh|reccho|t=adventurer}} Old High German reccho (“adventurer”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Riecks}} Rieck (plural Riecks)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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