Hinkel
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Hinkel (plural Hinkels)
- 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hinkel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180.
Anagrams
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)
Related terms
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Hinkel n (plural Hinkel)