# Fick

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #64,374

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As a North/Low German surname, from a pet form of the name Friedrich.
* As an English surname, perhaps from an adjective meaning "to move quickly," see the verbs fidge, fig. Compare Figg.
* Alternatively as an English surname, from a nickname derived from Old English gefic (“deceitful”), compare the adjective fickle. See Ficker.
* As an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French fike, a northern variant of fiche (“pointed implement”), presumably related to the verb ficher (“to drive in”). See Fitch.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fick