English Explanatory Dictionary

sykes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of syke
name
  1. A hamlet in Bowland Forest High parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6351).
  2. A habitational surname from Middle English.

Pronunciation

/saɪks/

Word forms

sykes Sykeses

Etymology

From Middle English sike (“marshy stream, gutter, ditch”).

Derived words

Sykes Fell Sykesville
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