Siek

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proper noun

A surname from German

OriginMiddle Low German sīk ← Old Saxon *sīk ← Proto-West Germanic *sīk →
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Meanings

proper nounSiek (plural Sieks)

plural Sieks

  1. A surname from German
  2. A surname from Polish.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*sīk“watercourse”
  2. Old Saxon*sīk
  3. Middle Low Germansīk“swampy valley”
  4. EnglishSiek

* As a Polish surname, from a derivative of siekać (“to chop up, hack”). * As a North/Low German surname, from Middle Low German sīk (“swampy valley”), from Old Saxon *sīk, from Proto-West Germanic *sīk (“watercourse”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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