Herrick
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- As an English surname, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
- As a Dutch surname, from an assimilated Dutch form of Henry (also see Henrick), or from the Germanic elements *harjaz (“army”) + *rīks (“ruler”).
- As an Irish surname, from Ó hEirc, "descendant of Erc," eventually meaning "speckled." Also spelled as Harkin.
Proper noun[edit]
Herrick
- A surname.
- A place in the United States:
- A village in Shelby County, Illinois.
- A township in Knox County, Nebraska.
- A ghost town and former mining community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
- A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
- A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
- A small town in Gregory County, South Dakota.
- A rural locality in Dorset council area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herrick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.
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- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English terms derived from Germanic languages
- English terms derived from Irish
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- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
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