Hickling

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4123).

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Meanings

proper nounHickling (countable and uncountable, plural Hicklings)

plural Hicklings

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4123).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6929).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name *Hicel + -ing (“belonging to”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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