Rieck

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Submitted Name

Type Surname (from given name)
Usage German
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Meaning & History

South German: from a pet form of the personal name Ru(o)diger, a compound of Old High German hrod ‘renown’ + ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’ (see Roger).
North German: from a short form of a personal name containing the Middle Low German element rik(e) ‘rich’, ‘powerful’.