Dykstra

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginWest Frisian Dykstra ← Dutch Dijkstra ← Old Frisian dik →
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Meanings

proper nounDykstra (plural Dykstras)

plural Dykstras

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*dīk
  2. Old Frisiandik“dike”
  3. DutchDijkstra
  4. West FrisianDykstra
  5. EnglishDykstra

Borrowed from West Frisian Dykstra or Dutch Dijkstra, a topographic surname from Old Frisian dik (“dike”), from Proto-West Germanic *dīk.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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