Becker

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Abbreviation [edit]

Becker

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Johannes Becker (1769-1833).

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English [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From beck (“brook”) or a variant spelling of the surname Beake.

Proper noun [edit]

Becker

  1. A surname.

Etymology 2 [edit]

From German

Proper noun [edit]

Becker

  1. A surname.

German [edit]

Distribution of the surname Becker in Germany

Etymology [edit]

From Beck (“baker”) (from Middle High German becke), or a variant spelling of southern German Bäcker (“baker”).

Proper noun [edit]

Becker

  1. A common surname.
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