Etymology

Pickerill

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Today it means: A surname from Middle English. Full definition →

Middle English pikerell
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  1. Middle English · derived frompikerell“young pike”
  2. English todayPickerill

From Middle English pikerell (“young pike”), a nickname for a sharp and aggressive person.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.