Etymology

dickens

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dickens · noun1

Origin: 1590–1600; apparently a fanciful use of the proper name Dicken, diminutive form of Dick.

Dickens · proper noun2

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

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