Hicks

See also: hicks

English

Alternative forms

• Higgs

Etymology

Hick +‎ -s

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪks/
• Homophone: hicks
• Rhymes: -ɪks

Proper noun

Hicks (countable and uncountable, plural Hickses)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard.
2. A placename:
   1. An unincorporated community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Ohio, United States.

Synonyms

• Hick
• Hickson
• Higgs

 

Derived terms

• Braxton Hicks contraction
• Hicksian
• Hicksville
• Kaldor-Hicks criterion
• Kaldor-Hicks efficiency
• Kaldor-Hicks efficient
• Kaldor-Hicks improvement

 

Proper noun

Hicks

1. plural of Hick

Anagrams

• Shick