Hitchcock

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UK/ˈhɪt͡ʃˌkɒk/US/ˈhɪt͡ʃˌkɑk/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

“Alfred Hitchcock, English filmmaker”

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Meanings

proper nounHitchcock (countable and uncountable, plural Hitchcocks)

plural Hitchcocks · alternative Hiscock

  1. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name.

    Alfred Hitchcock, English filmmaker

  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana.
    2. countableuncountableA town in Beadle County, South Dakota.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Blaine County, Oklahoma.
    4. countableuncountableA city in Galveston County, Texas.

Origin

From Hitch + -cock as a medieval male diminutive suffix.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 希契科克
  • 希契科克 (Xīqìkēkè)transliterations of the surname
Japanese ヒッチコック
  • ヒッチコックtransliterations of the surname
Russian Хичкок
  • Хичкок (Xičkok)transliterations of the surname
Spanish Hitchcock
  • Hitchcocktransliterations of the surname
Cite this entry
APA

Hitchcock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hitchcock

MLA

“Hitchcock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hitchcock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hitchcock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hitchcock.

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