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Hinkel
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en de Hinkel.
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hinkel is the 12637th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2449 individuals. Hinkel is most common among White (94.81%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en ehikln Hinkle
German
Alternative forms
de Hünkel
Etymology
From de gmh hünkel, from older de huoniclīn, from de goh huoninklīn, diminutive of goh huon, whence modern de Huhn chicken. The unrounded vowel de -i- follows de gmw-rfr - dialects, in which the word is chiefly used. Cognate with lb Hénkel.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɪŋkəl/
de De-Hinkel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n chen de informal chiefly Palatinate, Rhine-Main
chicken, hen
de Huhn Henne
de usually in the diminutive chick, young chicken
de Küken
Related terms
de Hinkelstein
Pennsylvania German
Noun
pdc noun n plural Hinkel
chicken
Related terms
pdc Welschhinkel
pdc Chickens