English Explanatory Dictionary

Dethick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3258).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛθɪk/

Word forms

Dethick Dethicks

Etymology

From Old English dēaþ (“death”) + āc (“oak”), denoting an oak on which criminals were hanged.

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