Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "stream" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesbæc(Anglo-Saxon) beki(Old Dutch) bah(Old High German) bekkr(Old Norse) beki(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantBeck(English) Surname DescendantsBach, Beck(Danish) Van Beek, Van der Beek(Dutch) Beck, Beech(English) Bach, Beck, Becke(German) Beck(Norwegian) Beck(Swedish) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 33.