Speck

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English

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Etymology

  • As a German surname, from the noun Speck (“bacon”).
  • As an English surname, variant of Speake, and perhaps a variant of Peck with an initial -s.

Proper noun

Speck (plural Specks)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Speck is the 5521st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6297 individuals. Speck is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Speck

Etymology

From Middle High German spec, from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic *spiką. Cognate with Old English spic (whence English speck).

Pronunciation

Noun

Speck m (strong, genitive Speckes or Specks, plural Specke)

  1. bacon, fatty cellular tissue under the porkrind
  2. (colloquial) adipose tissue, bodyfat

Declension

Declension of Speck
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Speck die Specke
genitive eines des Speckes, Specks der Specke
dative einem dem Speck, Specke1 den Specken
accusative einen den Speck die Specke

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: speck
  • → Kashubian: szpiek

Further reading

  • “Speck” in Duden online
  • “Speck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German spëc, from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik.

Pronunciation

Noun

Speck m (plural Speck)

  1. fat

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German spëc, from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik.

Cognate with German Speck, Dutch spek, English speck, Icelandic spik.

Pronunciation

Noun

Speck m (plural Specken)

  1. bacon
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