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dimmick

/dˈɪmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
dim-mick
IPA
/dˈɪmɪk/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Habitational surname from Dymock, in Gloucestershire, named perhaps from a British word akin to Welsh tymoch (“pigsty”), but more probably from Proto-Celtic *din (“fort”) + an adjectival suffix.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Dimmicks (plural) Dimick (alternative) Dimmock (alternative)

Rhymes With

mimic gimmick bulimic patronymic simek klimek shimek

Questions

How do you pronounce dimmick?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɪmɪk/.
What does dimmick mean?
A surname.
Where does dimmick come from?
Habitational surname from Dymock, in Gloucestershire, named perhaps from a British word akin to Welsh tymoch (“pigsty”), but more probably from Proto-Celtic *din (“fort”) + an adjectival suffix.

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