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English word origin

Etymology of Hicks

Etymology tree English Hick Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Middle English -es English -s English Hicks From Hick + -s.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

plural of Hick

name

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard. · An unincorporated community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. · An unincorporated community in Warren County, Ohio, United States.

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Etymology tree English Hick Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Middle English -es English -s English Hicks From Hick + -s.

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