Schick

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle High German schiec →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper nounSchick (plural Schicks)

plural Schicks

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle High Germanschiec“twisted, crooked”
  2. EnglishSchick

* As a German and Jewish surname, from the adjective Schick (“well-mannered, proper”) (see below). This is also borrowed into Czech as Šik, compare Sik. * Also as a German surname, variant of Schiek, itself a variant of Schieck, from Middle High German schiec (“twisted, crooked”) (compare modern schief). Compare Shick, Sheek.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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