Hinkel

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Hinkel. === 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 === Hinkle == 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/ === Noun === Hinkel n (strong, genitive Hinkels, plural Hinkel, diminutive Hinkelchen n) (informal, chiefly Palatinate, Rhine-Main) chicken, hen Synonyms: Huhn, Henne (usually in the diminutive) chick, young chicken Synonym: Küken ==== Related terms ==== Hinkelstein == Pennsylvania German == === Noun === Hinkel n (plural Hinkel) chicken ==== Related terms ==== Welschhinkel