Speck

See also: 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)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Speck is the 5521^st 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Speck

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)

1. bacon, fatty cellular tissue under the porkrind
2. (colloquial) adipose tissue, bodyfat

Declension

Declension of Speck [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Speck	die	Specke
genitive	eines	des	Speckes, Specks	der	Specke
dative	einem	dem	Speck, Specke1	den	Specken
accusative	einen	den	Speck	die	Specke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• speckig
• abspecken
• Kummerspeck
• Speckstein
• Winterspeck

Descendants

• → Italian: speck
• → Kashubian: szpiek

Further reading

• “Speck” in Duden online
• “Speck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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)

1. fat

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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)

1. bacon