name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. 2
   A village in Missouri, United States.

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of Dick + the patronymic suffix -s.

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