Given name & surname · also Dutch

Hacker

“one who hacks”

Hacker is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Yiddish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hacker goes back to a word meaning “one who hacks.”

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Where it comes from

Hacker comes from Dutch, and ultimately from Yiddish.

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How it developed

From Yiddish העקער.

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Hacker’s family of names

In German usage, Hacker as a surname has a related form in HACKERT. In German usage, Hacker as a surname has a related form in Heckerle.

Walk Hacker’s family in the name graph

HackerHeckerleHackert

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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