Glick

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English

Etymology

Jewish and German surname, variant of Gluck.

Proper noun

Glick (plural Glicks)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Glick is the 3506th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10196 individuals. Glick is most common among White (96.32%) individuals.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German gelücke, glücke, probably from Old Dutch *gilukki, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”).

Cognates include German Glück, Dutch geluk, English luck, Danish lykke, Swedish lycka, Icelandic lukka.

Pronunciation

Noun

Glick n (no plural, diminutive Glickerl)

  1. happiness, joy, bliss (state or emotion)
  2. luck, success (mostly when seen as dependant on unearned, accidental factors)
  3. good luck, chance (positive coincidence)
  4. (only in specific contexts) luck, chance, coincidence in general, fate

Hyponyms

Derived terms

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German gelücke, from Middle Low German gelucke, from Middle Dutch ghelucke, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”). Compare German Glück.

Noun

Glick n

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) luck
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) happiness

Further reading

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German gelücke, from Middle Low German gelucke, from Middle Dutch ghelucke, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Glick n

  1. happiness
  2. luck
    Er hod fiel Glick.
    He has a lot of luck.
    Du host Glick, dasst-du noch lebst.
    You're lucky to be alive.

Derived terms

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German gelücke, from Middle Low German gelucke, from Middle Dutch ghelucke, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”). Compare German Glück, Dutch geluk, English luck.

Noun

Glick n

  1. luck, fortune
  2. good luck
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