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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin of the Surname QUICK.
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From Surnames,
by Ernest Weekley, 1916.
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QUICK.
Usually a nickname, but also a northern variant of wick, a village
[Albert de la Quicke, Lanc. Inq. 1205-1307]. Cf. Quarton
for Wharton,
and Quickfall for Wigfall,
the latter probably the "wick-fald," or Wickfield.
The initial Q- is north-country for W-.
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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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