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Picard
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picard
English
Etymology
From en Picardy, region of northern France.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɪkɑːrd/<aa:UK>
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Picard.wav Southern England
en /pɪˈkɑːrd/ /ˈpɪkərd/ US
Adjective
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en Picardy, a <<cultural region>> part of the <<adr:pref/Hauts-de-France>>, <<c/France>>.
Synonyms
en Picardian dated
Translations
of, from or relating to Picardy
Asturian: ast picardu
Catalan: ca picard
Dutch: nl Picardisch
French: fr picard
German: de picardisch
Italian: it piccardo
Portuguese: pt picardo m
Noun
en Picardy, a <<cultural region>> part of the <<adr:pref/Hauts-de-France>>, <<c/France>>.
en historical A member of an Adamite sect of the sixteenth century and earlier, in the Flemish Netherlands and in Bohemia.
en historical A high shoe for men, introduced to England from France about 1720.
Synonyms
person from Picardy en Picardian dated
Translations
person
Asturian: ast picardu m, ast picarda f
Catalan: ca picard m
Dutch: nl Picardiër m, nl Picardische f
French: fr Picard
Portuguese: pt picardo m
Russian: ru пикардиец m, ru пикардийка f
Proper noun
A Romance language closely related to French.
en French.
en 1920 American Institute of Mining Engineers Engineering and mining journal: Volume 110 The statements of Mr. Sulman and Mr. Picard, two Minerals Separation engineers, form an interesting comparison
en 2003 Larry Nemecek The Star Trek The Next Generation Companion: Revised Edition 349 Dr. Crusher, using the sample Shinzon provided, confirms that he is a clone of Captain Picard. Furious, Picard wants to know who stole a piece of him.
Derived terms
Picard-Lindelöf theorem
Picard group
Picard lattice
Picard number
Translations
language
Catalan: ca picard m
Dutch: nl Picardisch n
French: fr picard m, fr picard
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Pikardysk
German: de Picardisch n
Picard: pcd picard
Portuguese: pt picardo m
Russian: ru пикардский
Scots: sco Picard
Swedish: sv pikardiska c
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Picard is the 4,491st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7,898 individuals. Picard is most common among White (87.52%) individuals.
See also
pcd
en Picard language
en Picard (name)
Further reading
picard
Anagrams
en acdipr caprid
en Languages
French
Etymology
From fr Picardie.
Pronunciation
fr picard Piccard
Noun
m +
fr Picardy, a <<cultural region>> part of the <<adr:pref/Hauts-de-France>>, <<c/France>> m Picard
Proper noun
fr common French place names, for a resident or native of en Picardy
Descendants
en Picard
Further reading
Forebears