Becker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. An English habitational surname from Old Norse from Old Norse bekkr (“brook”).
  3. An English surname from Old English [in turn originating as an occupation] from Old English becca (“mattock”) for a mattock or pickaxe maker.
  4. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] from German Becker from Beck (“baker”).
  5. A locale in the United States.
  6. A city in Minnesota; named for politician George Loomis Becker.
  7. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
  8. An unincorporated community in Texas.
  9. A male given name transferred from the surname.
noun
  1. A European fish, Pagrus pagrus

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛkɚ/

Word forms

Becker Beckers Baecker Beck Becke Beckert

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