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Pick
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pick
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
As an English, en nl -, and en de - surname, related to en pickaxe.
As a en de - surname, from en nds pick pitch, itself ultimately from en la pix.
As an English surname, from en pike kind of fish.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Pick is the 9451st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3442 individuals. Pick is most common among White (89.4%) individuals.
Further reading
Bavarian
Pronunciation
bar /ˈb̥iɡ̥ː/
bar Pick
bar pick Pik
Etymology 1
Ultimately from bar gmw-pro *pik pitch, tar, wood resin, from bar la pix pitch, tar. bar Pech.
Noun
bar noun m plural Pick diminutive Pickerl
glue
Related terms
bar pickn
Etymology 2
Probably from bar fr pique grudge, spite, from bar fr piquer to prick, to sting; to be offended.
Noun
bar noun m plural Pick
grudge, resentment
Related terms
bar an Pick auf jemånd håbn
German
Pronunciation
de De-Pick.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
Noun
m,(e)s de but hardly likely in the plural
de Pik shrewdness, scoff, wont to be mean
Declension
m,(e)s
Etymology 2
Denominal of de picken in the sense “to adhere”.
Noun
m,(e)s,s
de Austria colloquial glue
de Aber dann haute ich den Gummifleck doch viel zu früh drauf, also noch bevor der Pick ganz hart war. w:Wolf Haas Junger Mann Hoffmann und Campe Hamburg 2018 38 But then I slung the rubber stain on too early, that is before the glue was hard.
Declension
m,(e)s,s
Etymology 3
de :bor en:pick
de en pick.
Noun
m,,s
de sports a player picked for an event, pick
Declension
m,,s