Rieck

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginProto-West Germanic *hrōþi ← Old High German reccho →
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Meanings

proper nounRieck (plural Riecks)

plural Riecks

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old High Germanreccho“adventurer”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hrōþi
  3. EnglishRieck

* As a south German surname, variant of a personal name derived from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi + *gaiʀ (“spear”), similar to the English name Roger. * As a north German surname, from a personal name derived from *rīkī (“powerful, mighty”). * As a Germanized Lower Sorbian surname, from rjek (“hero”), itself a Germanic borrowing from Old High German reccho (“adventurer”). Compare Reck.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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