Melick

See also: melick

English

Alternative forms

• Mellick

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Melick.

Proper noun

Melick (plural Melicks)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Melick is the 23315^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1092 individuals. Melick is most common among White (95.15%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Melick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 570.

Anagrams

• Mickel, Mickle, mickle

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as Mederiacum and Moderiacum around 300, attested with certainty as malica in 943. If the oldest attestations refer to the current settlement, a derivation from Latin *Mederius (“a personal name”) or *Moderius suffixed with -acum is possible. If the oldest attestations do not refer to the current settlement, a derivation from Latin Melius (“a personal name”) suffixed with -acum is possible. Compare Meiderich.

See also Limburgish Melik, Mieëlik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.lɪk/
• Hyphenation: Me‧lick

Proper noun

Melick n

1. A village in Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Melickenaar
• Melicks
• Melick en Herkenbosch

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN