Given name & surname

Picken

“woodpecker”

Picken is a surname from Old French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Picken goes back to Old French picon, meaning “woodpecker.”

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Where it comes from

Picken comes from Old French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old French picon (“woodpecker”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Old French

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Old English

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