Speck

== English == === Etymology === As a German surname, from the noun Speck (“bacon”). As an English surname, variant of Speake, and perhaps a variant of Peck with an initial -s. === Proper noun === Speck (plural Specks) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Speck is the 5521st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6297 individuals. Speck is most common among White (94.09%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Speck”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === pecks == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German spec, from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic *spiką. Cognate with Old English spic (whence English speck). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃpɛk/ === Noun === Speck m (strong, genitive Speckes or Specks, plural Specke) bacon, fatty cellular tissue under the porkrind (colloquial) adipose tissue, bodyfat ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== (pork product): (bodyfat): ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: speck → Kashubian: szpiek → Czech: špek → Polish: szpik === Further reading === “Speck” in Duden online “Speck”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Middle High German spëc, from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃpek/ === Noun === Speck m (plural Speck) fat === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Speck”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German spëc, from Old High German spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik. Cognate with German Speck, Dutch spek, English speck, Icelandic spik. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃpæk/ === Noun === Speck m (plural Specken) bacon