Necker
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Necker. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Necker, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Necker in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Necker you have here. The definition of the word Necker will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofNecker, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: necker
English
Etymology 1
From French Necker, from German Necker.
Proper noun
Necker (countable and uncountable, plural Neckers)
- (countable) A surname from French.
- An island in the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, United States, named after Jacques Necker; in full, Necker Island.
Synonyms
- (Necker, Hawaii, USA): Necker Island, Mokumanamana
Translations
Necker, HI, US
|
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Necker
- An island in the British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom, in the West Indies, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean, named after Jonathan de Neckere; in full, Necker Island.
Synonyms
- (Necker, BVI, UK): Necker Island
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Necker (plural Neckers)
- A surname from German.
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Proper noun
Necker ?
- a surname, Necker, from German
- Necker (an island in the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, United States, named for Jacques Necker, finance minister to Louis XVI, in 1798, by French explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse; in full, île Necker).
German
Etymology
South German surname, habitational surname for someone living on the Neckar river, or from the noun Nock (“hilltop rock”), used often in Austria, of uncertain origin, but possibly a Celtic borrowing from Proto-Celtic *knukkos (“hill, protuberance”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Necker m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Neckers or (with an article) Necker, feminine genitive Necker, plural Neckers or Necker)