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Beck.

A surname.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States, likely named after the Beck family.

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  3. The River Beck, or The Beck, a minor river in south-east Greater London, England, which becomes the Pool River before joining the Ravensbourne.

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Where this word comes from

* As a German surname, from Beck (“stream, brook”), see also Old Norse bekkr. Also a spelling variant of Becker (“baker”). * As a Hebrew surname, shortened from בני (B'nei) קדושים (Kdoshim, “sons of the martyrs”).

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