Killingbeck

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proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

proper nounKillingbeck (plural Killingbecks)

plural Killingbecks

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Origin

Habitational surname from a place near Leeds, most probably named with the Old Norse personal name Killing + bekkr (“brook, creek”).

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APA

Killingbeck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Killingbeck

MLA

“Killingbeck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Killingbeck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Killingbeck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Killingbeck.

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