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Where does “Hitchcock” come from?

Hitchcock derives from the English surname Hitch, a nickname for someone named Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, Old French Richard, and Latin Ricohardus.

Ancestry of “Hitchcock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHitch—
2EnglishRichard—
3Middle EnglishRycharde—
4Old FrenchRichard—
5Medieval LatinRichardus—
6FrankishRīkahard—
7Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Hitchcock”

  • Hiscock
  • Hiscox
  • Hedgecock
  • Hitchcockian
  • Hiscott
  • Hiscocks
  • Hitchcott
  • Hitchcox
  • Hiscoke
  • Hitchcockesque
  • Hedgecox
  • 希契科克
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