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
1EnglishHitchAlfred Hitchcock
2EnglishRichardA turd
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

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