Tickner

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English twiċen →
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Meanings

proper nounTickner (plural Tickners)

plural Tickners

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtwiċen“fork in the road”
  2. EnglishTickner

Topographic surname for someone who lived at a crossroads or a fork in the road, from Old English twiċen (“fork in the road”). Compare twitchel.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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