# Rieck

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As a south German surname, variant of a personal name derived from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi + *gaiʀ (“spear”), similar to the English name Roger.
* As a north German surname, from a personal name derived from *rīkī (“powerful, mighty”).
* As a Germanized Lower Sorbian surname, from rjek (“hero”), itself a Germanic borrowing from Old High German reccho (“adventurer”).
Compare Reck.

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