Bickel

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginProto-Germanic *pikkōną →
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Meanings

proper nounBickel (plural Bickels)

plural Bickels · alternative Bickell

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*pikkōną
  2. EnglishBickel

From an Old English surname, from Bickleigh in Devon, from the personal name Bicca (“pickaxe”) + leah (“wooded area”). For the first element see Proto-Germanic *pikkōną.

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APA

Bickel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickel

MLA

“Bickel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bickel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickel.

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