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Glick
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English
Etymology
Jewish and en de - surname, variant of en Gluck.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Glick is the 3506th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10196 individuals. Glick is most common among White (96.32%) individuals.
Bavarian
Etymology
From bar gmh gelücke, gmh glücke, probably from bar odt *gilukki, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to bar gmw-pro *lok shutter, lock.
Cognates include de Glück, nl geluk, en luck, da lykke, sv lycka, is lukka.
Pronunciation
bar /ɡ̥liɡ̥/
Noun
bar noun n no plural diminutive Glickerl
happiness, joy, bliss state or emotion
luck, success mostly when seen as dependent on unearned, accidental factors
good luck, chance positive coincidence
bar only in specific contexts luck, chance, coincidence in general, fate
Hyponyms
bar Heidnglick Jågdglick Liebesglick Losglick Mutterglick Riesnglick Sauglick Spüglick Spuiglick Spülglick Unglick Våterglick Wetterglick Wettglick
Derived terms
bar Glickauf glicklich glickn Glicksbringer Glicksfoi Glicksgfüh Glicksgfui Glicksgfühl Glicksritter Glickssåch Glicksspü Glicksspui Glicksspül Glicksdåg Glickstreffer Glickszoi Glickszåhl Glickwunsch
East Central German
Etymology
From gmw-ecg gmh gelücke, from gmw-ecg gml gelucke, from gmw-ecg dum ghelucke, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to gmw-ecg gmw-pro *lok shutter, lock. Compare de Glück.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun n
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch luck
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch happiness
Further reading
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Hunsrik
Etymology
From hrx gmh gelücke, from hrx gml gelucke, from hrx dum ghelucke, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to hrx gmw-pro *lok shutter, lock.
Pronunciation
Noun
n
happiness
luck
hrx Er hod fiel Glick. He has a lot of luck.
hrx Du host Glick, dasst-du noch lebst. You're lucky to be alive.
Derived terms
hrx glicklich
Further reading
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Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From pdc gmh gelücke, from pdc gml gelucke, from pdc dum ghelucke, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to pdc gmw-pro *lok shutter, lock. Compare de Glück, nl geluk, en luck.
Noun
pdc noun n
luck, fortune
good luck