Knickerbocker

knickerbocker English Etymology From Diedrich Knickerbocker, the pseudonym adopted by Washington Irving for his 1809 A History of New York, probably for the Knickerbackers of Schaghticoke, New York, descended from the Dutch immigrant Harmen Jansen van Bommel(l), who went variously by the names van Wy(y)e, van Wyekycback(e), Kinnekerbacker, Knickelbacker, Knickerbacker, Kinckerbacker, Nyckbacker, and Kynckbacker. The surname is of uncertain etymology, being variously explained as a corruption of Wyekycback,Knickerbocker, Howard. "Knickerbocker History (Some Thoughts on the Origins of the Name)". en nl knacker cracker + en de Bäcker, en nl bakker baker,Arthur, William. An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, with an Essay on Their Derivation and Import, p. 177. Sheldon, Blakeman & Co. (New York), 1857. or en nl knicker marble toy + en de Bäcker, en nl bakker.Munsell, Joel. The Annals of Albany, Vol. III. 1850s. Pronunciation en /ˈnɪkɚbɑkɚ/ US, nĭkʹər-bŏk-ər Noun en Dutch. en archaic _ or _ historical A New Yorker, particularly a scion of its old Dutch families en basketball uncommon A player for the New York Knicks en baseball historical A player for the New York Knickerbockers Derived terms en Father Knickerbocker Knickerbocker Glory,knickerbocker glory Knickerbockers knickerbockers,knickers References en eponyms en Demonyms American demonyms en informal demonyms