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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname BECK, BECKE.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901, and,
An
Etymological Dictionary
of Family and Christian Names,
by William Arthur, M. A., 1857.
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BECK, BECKE.
Bardsley has: A local name meaning "at the beck," from residence
beside the beck, a running stream, a small rivulet, a word still in common use
in the North. 'Bek watyr, rendylle, rivulus, torrens':
Prompt. Parv. Arthur
has: BECK. (Anglo Saxon) Local. From becc,
a brook.
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Reference
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Family
Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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