Ricke

English

Proper noun

Ricke (plural Rickes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ricke is the 20758^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1273 individuals. Ricke is most common among White (96.62%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Erick, Rieck, crike, erick, icker

German

Etymology

18th century, derived from Reh, probably on the model of Zicke (“she-goat”); compare the synonym Geiß (literally “goat”). Cognate with Middle Low German rigge (“doe, young cow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪkə/
• 1996: Ri‧cke, pre-1996: Rik‧ke

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Noun

Ricke f (genitive Ricke, plural Ricken)

1. (chiefly northern and central Germany) female roe deer

   Synonyms: (especially southern) Geiß, Rehgeiß, (colloquial also) Rehkuh

   Coordinate term: Rehbock

Declension

Declension of Ricke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ricke	die	Ricken
genitive	einer	der	Ricke	der	Ricken
dative	einer	der	Ricke	den	Ricken
accusative	eine	die	Ricke	die	Ricken

Further reading

• “Ricke” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrikə/

Noun

Ricke m (plural Ricke)

1. back

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Ricke

1. plural of Rick