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Herrick.

A surname.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

  2. A place in the United States: A village in Shelby County, Illinois.

  3. A place in the United States: A township in Knox County, Nebraska.

  4. A place in the United States: A ghost town and former mining community in Jefferson County, Ohio.

  5. A place in the United States: A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

  6. A place in the United States: A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

  7. A place in the United States: A small town in Gregory County, South Dakota.

  8. A rural locality in Dorset council area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.

Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, from Old Norse Eiríkr. * As a Dutch surname, from an assimilated Dutch form of Henry (also see Henrick), or from the Germanic elements *harjaz (“army”) + *rīks (“ruler”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEirc, "descendant of Earc," from earc (“speckled”). Compare Harkin from Ó hEarcáin.

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