Buck

See also: buck and bück

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

For both the English surname and given name, originally a nickname for someone who resembled a buck.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʌk/
  • Rhymes: -ʌk

Proper noun

Buck

  1. An English surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. A male given name from Old English.
  3. A German surname, a variant of Buch.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. A township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
  6. A township in Hardin County, Ohio, United States.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German bûk, from Old Saxon būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.

Noun

Buck m (plural Bucks)

  1. stomach, belly, tummy, abdomen

Derived terms
  • buckijch
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