Huckstep
See also: Huckstepp
English
Etymology
Uncertain. Often explained as derived ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hoghstepe (literally “high steep”), which was also a surname.[1][2]
References
- Mark Antony Lower (1849) English Surnames: An Essay on Family Nomenclature, Historical, Etymological, and Humorous; with Several Illustrative Appendices, J. R. Smith, page 38
- William Arthur (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names: with an Essay on their Derivation and Import, Sheldon, Blakeman & Company
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