Picken

P3I1C3K5E1N1

proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French picon →
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Meanings

proper nounPicken (plural Pickens)

plural Pickens

  1. A surname from Old French.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchpicon“woodpecker”
  2. EnglishPicken

Either a nickname from Old French picon (“woodpecker”), or a patronymic surname from the personal name Picon, apparently from picon (“pointed object”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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