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Beck
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beck béck
Translingual
Proper noun
A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Günther von Mannagetta und Lërchenau Beck (1856-1931).
Further reading
Author query of the International Plant Names Index
mul Botanical author abbreviations
English
+ (surname)
+ (places)
Etymology
As a en de - surname, from de Beck stream, brook, see also non bekkr. Also a spelling variant of de Becker baker.
As a en he - surname, shortened from he בני B'nei he קדושים Kdoshim sons of the martyrs.
Proper noun
~
en.
en John Vaught Labeaume No Thanks, CPAC. This Libertarian Won't Attend a Conservative Love-Fest. w:Reason Magazine https://reason.com/2014/03/08/no-thanks-cpac-this-libertarian-wont-att/ 2014-03-08 As Glenn Beck was bashing Sarvis as a GPS-installing LINO on his show,, his muckraking journalists at TheBlaze "revealed" that Sarvis was "bankrolled" by an "Obama bundler." https://web.archive.org/web/20260805211926/https://reason.com/2014/03/08/no-thanks-cpac-this-libertarian-wont-att/ 5 August 2026
en unincorporated community co/Covington County s/Alabama c/USA, likely named after the Beck family.
The River Beck, or The Beck, en a minor river in south-east co/Greater London cc/England which becomes the Pool River before joining the riv/Ravensbourne.
Derived terms
en Beck's scale Beckton Beck Hopelessness Scale
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Beck is the 328th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 93,786 individuals. Beck is most common among White (90.27%) individuals.
See also
en Beck-Ibrahim disease Beckman Becker
Further reading
Alemannic German
Etymology
from gsw gmh becke, from gsw goh becko, ultimately related to gsw gem-pro *bakārijaz baker.
Pronunciation
gsw /bek/ Zurich
Noun
gsw noun m plural Becke
baker
gsw Occupations People
Czech
Pronunciation
Bekk
Proper noun
m-an Becková
cs m German
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
East Central German
Etymology
from gmw-ecg gmh becke, from gmw-ecg goh becko, ultimately related to gmw-ecg gem-pro *bakārijaz baker.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun m
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch baker
Noun
gmw-ecg noun form
gmw-ecg Buuk
Further reading
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gmw-ecg Occupations People
German
Pronunciation
de De-Beck.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
From de gmh becke, from de goh becko, ultimately related to de gem-pro *bakārijaz baker. de Bäcker.
Noun
m.weak
de archaic _ to _ obsolete baker
Declension
m.weak
Descendants
kjv pek 1
Proper noun
surname
de
Descendants
en Beck 1
See also
de Beckmann Becker
Etymology 2
From de gml beck, probably through de nl bek, from de dum bec, from de frm bec beak or de fro bec, from de la-vul beccus, probably from de cel-gau -. Compare modern fr bec, en beak.
Noun
m,(e)s
de falconry The beak of a bird of prey.
Declension
m,(e)s
Hungarian
Pronunciation
bek
hu Beck
hu ɛk 1
Proper noun
hu proper noun
hu
Declension
Becke eBeck j jei
Polish
Etymology
pl :bor de:Beck + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr
pl m
Declension
Beckowie
Proper noun
f 1 Beckowa Beckówna
pl f
Further reading