Hinkel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hinkel.

Proper noun

Hinkel (plural Hinkels)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hinkel is the 12637th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2449 individuals. Hinkel is most common among White (94.81%) individuals.

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German

Alternative forms

  • Hünkel

Etymology

From Middle High German hünkel, from older huoniclīn, from Old High German huoninklīn, diminutive of huon, whence modern Huhn (chicken). The unrounded vowel -i- follows Rhine Franconian dialects, in which the word is chiefly used. Cognate with Luxembourgish Hénkel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪŋkəl/
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Noun

Hinkel n (strong, genitive Hinkels, plural Hinkel, diminutive Hinkelchen n) (informal, chiefly Palatinate, Rhine-Main)

  1. chicken, hen
    Synonyms: Huhn, Henne
  2. (usually in the diminutive) chick, young chicken
    Synonym: Küken

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Hinkel n (plural Hinkel)

  1. chicken