Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dickie

/ˈdɪki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: dick-ie
IPA: /ˈdɪki/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the male given name Dick, a short form of the male given name Richard.

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

noun

Alternative form of dicky.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richardder. English Rickder. English Dick English -ie English Dickie From Dick + -ie.

Inflected Forms

Dickey (alternative) Dicky (alternative) dickies (plural)

Synonyms

dickey dicky shirtfront dickey-seat dickie-seat dicky-seat

Homonyms

dickey dicky

Rhymes With

tricky mickey sticky nikki nicky vicky picky nicki vicki hickey niki micky

Questions

How do you pronounce dickie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪki/.
What does dickie mean?: A diminutive of the male given name Dick, a short form of the male given name Richard.
Where does dickie come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hardu Proto-West Germanic *Rīkuhardu Old High German Rihhart Middle High German Rihardbor. Medieval Latin Richardusder. Old French Richardbor. Middle English Rycharde English Richardder. English Rickder. English Dick English -ie English Dickie From Dick + -ie.

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