Melick
See also: melick
English
Alternative forms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Melick is the 23315th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1092 individuals. Melick is most common among White (95.15%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Melick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 570.
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as Mederiacum and Moderiacum around 300, attested with certainty as malica in 943. If the oldest attestations refer to the current settlement, a derivation from Latin *Mederius (“a personal name”) or *Moderius suffixed with -acum is possible. If the oldest attestations do not refer to the current settlement, a derivation from Latin Melius (“a personal name”) suffixed with -acum is possible. Compare Meiderich.
See also Limburgish Melik, Mieëlik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.lɪk/
- Hyphenation: Me‧lick
Derived terms
- Melickenaar
- Melicks
- Melick en Herkenbosch
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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