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Necker
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necker
English
Etymology 1
From en fr Necker, from en de Necker.
Proper noun
~
en countable en French.
en Necker Island small island archipelago/Hawaiian Islands s/Hawaii c/USA named after en Jacques Necker.
Synonyms
Necker, Hawaii, USA en Necker Island, en Mokumanamana
Derived terms
en Neckerian
Translations
Necker, HI, US
French: fr Île Necker
Etymology 2
From en nl Neckere.
Proper noun
en Necker Island island s/British Virgin Islands c/UK in the archipelago/West Indies sea/Caribbean ocean/Atlantic Ocean named after Jonathan de Neckere.
Synonyms
Necker, BVI, UK en Necker Island
Etymology 3
From en de Necker.
Proper noun
s
en German.
Derived terms
en Necker Island Necker cube
en eponyms
French
Etymology
fr :bor de:Necker
fr de Necker.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Necker.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
fr German Necker
fr Necker île Necker<eq:Necker Island> island archipelago/Hawaiian Islands s/Hawaii c/USA named for en Jacques Necker, finance minister to Louis XVI, in 1798, by French explorer en Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
German
Etymology
South German surname, habitational surname for someone living on the de Neckar river, or from the noun de Nock hilltop rock, used often in Austria, of uncertain origin, but possibly a de cel - borrowing from de cel-pro *knukkos hill, protuberance.
Pronunciation
de De-Necker.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
surname
de Necker