Hinkel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hinkel.

Proper noun

Hinkel (plural Hinkels)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hinkel is the 12637^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2449 individuals. Hinkel is most common among White (94.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hinkel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180.

Anagrams

• Hinkle

German

Alternative forms

• Hünkel

Etymology

From Middle High German hünkel, from older huoniclīn, from Old High German huoninklīn, diminutive of huon, whence modern Huhn (“chicken”). The unrounded vowel -i- follows Rhine Franconian dialects, where the word is chiefly used. Cognate with Luxembourgish Hénkel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪŋkəl/

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Noun

Hinkel n (strong, genitive Hinkels, plural Hinkel, diminutive Hinkelchen n)

1. (informal, chiefly Palatinate, Rhine-Main) chicken, hen

   Synonyms: Huhn, Henne

2. (same areas, usually diminutive) chick, young chicken

   Synonym: Küken

Related terms

• Hinkelstein

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Hinkel n (plural Hinkel)

1. chicken

Related terms

• Welschhinkel