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Hockey

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See also: hockey

English

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Etymology

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Apparently a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in southern England.

Proper noun

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Hockey (plural Hockeys)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hockey is the 41728th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 521 individuals. Hockey is most common among White (95.97%) individuals.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English hockey. The archaic pronunciation in /-aɪ̯/ is a spelling pronunciation; the now usual form in /-e/ is also influenced by the spelling.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔke/, (seldom) /ˈhɔki/, (archaic) /ˈhɔkaɪ̯/
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Noun

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Hockey n (strong, genitive Hockeys, no plural)

  1. hockey (family of sports)
  2. (out of context usually) field hockey

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Hockey” in Duden online
  • Hockey” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache