Sykes

proper nounattested in dialogue

//saɪks//

A hamlet in Bowland Forest High parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6351).

proper noun

1
A hamlet in Bowland Forest High parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6351).
2
A habitational surname from Middle English.

Etymology

From Middle English sike (“marshy stream, gutter, ditch”).

Forms

plural: Sykeses

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