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Former British manufacturing company
subsidiary Alvis Vickers. In 2003, Rolls-Royce renamed its Vickers subsidiaries Vinters Engineering plc. The Vickers name lived on in Alvis Vickers. In 2004,
Vickers_plc
British engineering company
company was acquired by Rolls-Royce plc, which sold the defence arm to Alvis plc. The Vickers name lived on in Alvis Vickers, until the latter was acquired
Vickers
British company
Alvis acquired Vickers Defence Systems from Rolls-Royce for £16 million and merged it with its existing UK business to form Alvis Vickers. The acquisition
Alvis_plc
British former engineering company
Vickers-Armstrongs Limited was a British engineering conglomerate formed by the merger of the assets of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth
Vickers-Armstrongs
British engineering conglomerate
name resurfaced as Vickers plc between 1977 and 1999. Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by the miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law
Vickers_Limited
created as a result of the demerger of Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. Vickers plc owned Rolls-Royce Motors between 1980 and 1998. Volkswagen AG acquired
List of Rolls-Royce motor cars
List_of_Rolls-Royce_motor_cars
Automotive engine
Bentley, subsidiary thereof Rolls-Royce Motors (1973–1982), subsidiary of Vickers plc (from 1980) Bentley, subsidiary thereof Starting in 1970 for the 1971
Rolls-Royce–Bentley L-series V8 engine
Rolls-Royce–Bentley_L-series_V8_engine
British multinational aerospace and defence company
Allison is now known as Rolls-Royce North America. Vickers/Vinters In 1999 Rolls-Royce acquired Vickers plc for its marine businesses. The portion retained
Rolls-Royce_Holdings
Swedish pump jet manufacturer
turbines. Kamewa was acquired by the British company Vickers plc in 1986. In 1999, Rolls-Royce acquired Vickers. In 2019 the Commercial Marine part of Rolls-Royce
Kamewa
Former British car company (1973–1998)
acquired by Vickers. A marketing survey in 1987 showed that only Coca-Cola was a more widely known brand than Rolls-Royce. In 1998, Vickers plc decided to
Rolls-Royce_Motors
Topics referred to by the same term
Vickers Limited with Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Company Vickers plc (1977–1999), including Vickers Defence Systems, the defence arm of Vickers plc
Vickers_(disambiguation)
British weapons manufacturer
to Vickers plc on 4 October 1986, the final agreement was signed on 31 March 1987 valuing ROF Leeds at £15.2 million. Vickers became Alvis Vickers and
Royal_Ordnance
Danish healthcare equipment supplier
first anesthesia apparatus 1988 Simonsen & Weel Medico Teknik is sold to Vickers plc, and Simonsen & Weel continues as a distribution agency in Denmark 1997
Simonsen_&_Weel
Motor vehicle
D406798 - Motor vehicle".[dead link] Skerrett, Joanne (30 April 1998). "Vickers PLC: BMW Deal For Rolls-Royce Signed". The Chicago Tribune. Wilkinson, Stephan
Maybach_57_and_62
British automobile company (1998–present)
Rolls-Royce brand name and logo if the automotive division was sold. Although Vickers plc sold the vehicle designs, nameplates, administrative headquarters, production
Rolls-Royce_Motor_Cars
British automotive engineering company
sought, and the traditional engineering company Vickers plc bought Cosworth in 1990. In September 1998, Vickers sold Cosworth to Audi. The German carmaker
Cosworth
Official royal street vehicles in the UK
engagements. In 1998, Rolls-Royce Motors was sold by its then owner Vickers plc to the Volkswagen Group; however, it transpired that the sale did not
State and royal cars of the United Kingdom
State_and_royal_cars_of_the_United_Kingdom
Chief executive officer of BBC Worldwide from 2004 until 2012
directorships have included Severn Trent PLC, Vickers PLC, Travelport International, Hilding Anders AB, and Superdry PLC. Smith won the Accountancy Age Financial
John_Smith_(BBC_executive)
Belgian automobile designer
Octavia and Fabia models. After Volkswagen purchased Bentley in 1998 from Vickers plc, van Braeckel joined the British-based company in August 1999 as Director
Dirk_van_Braeckel
UK World War II Royal Ordnance Factory
to Vickers plc on 4 October 1986, the final agreement was signed on 31 March 1987 valuing ROF Leeds at £15.2 million. Vickers became Alvis Vickers and
ROF_Leeds
British truck and car manufacturer
alongside bllast tractor units were manufactured with 150 tons GVW. Vickers plc supplied Royal Army Of Oman with 18 units of C series 6x6 ballast tractors
Universal_Power_Drives
Norwegian diesel and gas engine manufacturer
renamed Bergen Diesel AS. In 1999 Ulstein Group was bought out by Vickers plc - Vickers was subsequently acquired by Rolls-Royce the same year. Rolls-Royce
Bergen_Engines
British luxury automobile manufacturer owned by Volkswagen Group
Rolls-Royce Motors was subsequently sold to engineering conglomerate Vickers, and in 1998, Vickers sold Rolls-Royce to Volkswagen AG, including Bentley with its
Bentley
British main battle tank
government chose to proceed with the Vickers entry in December 1988, giving it the official name Challenger 2. Vickers received a £90 million contract for
Challenger_2
Allen Gwynnes Pumps subsidiary acquired the industrial pumps business of Vickers plc based in Barrow in Furness. After a difficult period in the 1970s, when
Amalgamated_Power_Engineering
Factory in West Sussex, England
bought the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand as applied to motor cars from Vickers plc, it required a new manufacturing plant in which to build the new cars
Goodwood_plant
South African armoured vehicle producer
Britain's Vickers plc that won, purchasing the company and renaming it Vickers OMC. This continued until Alvis, also of Britain, purchased Vickers' defence
Land_Systems_OMC
Topics referred to by the same term
business Brown Brothers, a Scottish engineering company incorporated into Vickers plc Brown Brothers of Great Eastern Street, London, UK, manufacturer of the
Brown_Brothers
Bentley Motor company office and factory
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit. When the Rolls-Royce Motor Car division was sold to Vickers plc in 1980, Bentley changed its image, resulting in the 140 miles per hour
Bentley_Crewe
Shearing Machine Company. In 1901, backed by (Vickers Limited) brothers 'Colonel Tom' and Albert Vickers [la], Austin started what became Wolseley Motors
Automotive industry in the United Kingdom
Automotive_industry_in_the_United_Kingdom
Belgian businessman (1945–2023)
Dunlop Overseas and became executive director BTR plc (London) in 1992. In 1998 he became CEO of Vickers plc (London), after which in 2000 he joined the Bekaert
Paul_Buysse
British engineering company (1886–1999)
bubble in 2001 led to the restructuring in 2003 of Marconi plc into Marconi Corporation plc. In 2005, the company failed to secure any part of BT's 21st
General_Electric_Company
British defence, security and aerospace company
Systems outbid General Dynamics for Alvis Vickers, the UK's main manufacturer of armoured vehicles. Alvis Vickers was merged with the company's RO Defence
BAE_Systems
British royal recognitions
Community in Stafford. Edward Mullin, Quality Training Manager, Vickers Defence Systems, Vickers plc. For services to the Defence Industry. Bernard Henry Richard
1993_New_Year_Honours
British early heavy bomber aircraft
The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited. Developed during the latter stages of the First World
Vickers_Vimy
English actress (born 1966)
Richmond Theatre, London. Harker appeared alongside Lucy Speed, Diana Vickers, and Elizabeth Ayodele. The production, going on to tour the UK, was rated
Caroline_Harker
1906–1987 UK automobile and aerospace manufacturer
Herald and Vickers Viscount aircraft, whilst the more powerful Tyne powered the Breguet Atlantique, Transall C-160, Short Belfast, and Vickers Vanguard
Rolls-Royce_Limited
UK World War II Royal Ordnance Factory
privatised as a public corporation called Royal Ordnance plc. The sale of ROF Leeds to Vickers plc and closure of the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF), Enfield
ROF_Nottingham
British businessman (1932–2019)
became a director of Vickers plc in 1975, and remained a Vickers director after the Rolls- Royce business was acquired by Vickers in 1980. From 1990 to
David_Plastow
1897–2006 British telecommunications and engineering company
Systems Ltd 1999–2003: Marconi plc, with Marconi Communications as principal subsidiary 2003–2006: Marconi Corporation plc Marconi's "Wireless Telegraph
Marconi_Company
9 Vickers F.B.11 Vickers F.B.12 Vickers F.B.14 Vickers F.B.16 Vickers F.B.19 Vickers F.B.24 Vickers F.B.25 Vickers Jockey Vickers Valentia Vickers Valetta
List_of_aircraft_(V)
British military procurement project
plc, Thales UK and VT Group plc, who offered the Airbus A330 MRTT. The project was to provide a replacement of the Royal Air Force's fleet of Vickers
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft
Future_Strategic_Tanker_Aircraft
Aerospace and defence company
British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer that was formed in 1977. Its head office was at Warwick
British_Aerospace
British supermarket chain
J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1869
Sainsbury's
British government recognitions
London. Frederic William Whyte, Managing Director, Crabtree Vickers Division, Vickers plc. For services to Export. Elizabeth Diana Perrior Wilcox, Foreign
1991_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Derek James Palmar, Chairman, Bass plc. David Arnold Stuart Plastow, Managing Director and Chief Executive, Vickers plc. James Gordon Reece. For political
1986_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
John Arthur Thomas Slade, General Manager, Product Support, Vickers Defence Systems, Vickers plc. Barrie Edwin Sparham, managing director, Reynolds Boughton
1991_Special_Honours
Swedish arms manufacturer
vehicle division in 1998 and Vickers Defence in 2002 to form Alvis Vickers. In September 2004 BAE Systems acquired Alvis Vickers and merged it with its RO
BAE_Systems_AB
British royal recognitions
lately Works Engineer and Energy Manager, Defence Systems Division, Vickers plc. Dorothy Mary Day, Divisional Director, Northern Ireland, Save The Children
1989_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Milne, Technical Manager, Weapon Systems, Defence Systems Division, Vickers plc. Josephine Ann Morgan, lately Senior Midwifery Tutor, Lewisham and North
1988_New_Year_Honours
Scottish businesswoman (born 1957)
Northumbrian Water; Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO; STOS plc; The City of London Investment Trust Plc; Archant; and NXT Plc. Frew is the first female chair
Anita_Frew
Former British automotive company
The Rover Group plc was the British vehicle manufacturing conglomerate known as "BL plc" until 1986 (formerly British Leyland), which had been a state-owned
Rover_Group
Aircraft company in North Yorkshire, England
November. After this Slingsby became part of the Vickers Group in November 1969, initially as Vickers-Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd, then reverting to the old
Slingsby_Aviation
Telecommunications technology company
Communications was the telecommunications arm of Britain's General Electric Company plc (GEC) between 1998 and 2005. It was founded in August 1998 through the amalgamation
Marconi_Communications
National airline of the United Kingdom
British Airways plc (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England at Waterside, near its main hub at
British_Airways
British multinational automobile manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC (JLR) is a multinational British automobile manufacturer which produces luxury cars and SUVs and has its head office
Jaguar_Land_Rover
Flag carrier airline of Ireland
Vickers 803 Viscount Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 3 February 2009. "21 September 1967 Vickers
Aer_Lingus
British multinational automotive and aerospace company
armoured vehicle business was sold to Alvis plc; this division was subsequently incorporated into Alvis Vickers Ltd. During November 1995, associate Dana
GKN
American media audience measurement company
Nielsen Holdings plc (or simply Nielsen) is an American media audience measurement firm. Nielsen operates in over 100 countries and employs approximately
Nielsen_Holdings
UK government national awards
Alan Tyson, Senior Commissioning Project Leader, Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, Vickers plc. Anthony Edward Samuel Wade, Managing Director,
1987_Birthday_Honours
Scottish industrialist and engineer
system lead to the Vickers Wellesley and later the Vickers Wellington twin-engined bombers. McLean was managing director of Vickers (Aviation) until 1939
Robert_McLean_(engineer)
Submarine nuclear power subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Holdings
in 1954 with the name Rolls-Royce and Associates; the associates being Vickers, Foster Wheeler and later Babcock & Wilcox. It changed its name on 15 January
Rolls-Royce_Submarines
British automotive company
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC (/ˈæstən/) is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in
Aston_Martin
United States Navy fighter airplane
equipment. FV-1 Proposed designation for Hellcats to be built by Canadian Vickers; cancelled before any built. France French Naval Aviation French Air Force
Grumman_F6F_Hellcat
British building materials supplier
Scandinavian businesses for €1 billion in March 2017. Wolseley plc changed its name to Ferguson plc in July 2017. It relocated from Leamington Spa to Warwick
Wolseley_UK
Shipbuilding facility in Barrow-in-Furness, England
Cumbria, England. Constructed between 1982 and 1986 by Alfred McAlpine plc for Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, DDH was built on land that was created
Devonshire_Dock_Hall
British motor car company (1901–1975)
in 1975. Herbert Austin (1866–1941) in 1905 Colonel Thomas Vickers (1833–1915) Albert Vickers [la] (1838–1919) Sir Hiram Maxim (1840–1916) caricature by
Wolseley_Motors
British technology company
In early 2025, it was reported that the British engineering company Amey plc was among several firms bidding to acquire Telent. In August 2025, it was
Telent
Cancelled battleship project
Armstrong and Vickers agreed to build the ship without an initial payment from Brazil, offering at least fourteen designs in total, six from Vickers (December
Brazilian battleship Riachuelo (1914)
Brazilian_battleship_Riachuelo_(1914)
Channel 3 regional service for North West England
company, Granada plc, later bought several other regional ITV stations and, in 2004, merged with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc. Granada Television
ITV_Granada
1982 home computer
Spectrum (2). Bath: Future plc. Denham, Sue (December 1984). "The secret that was Spectrum+". Your Spectrum (10). Bath: Future plc. "Sinclair's tinkering
ZX_Spectrum
Defence arm of the defunct General Electric Company (1897-1999)
on 30 November 1999 to form BAE Systems. GEC then renamed itself Marconi plc. MES exists today as BAE Systems Electronics Limited, a subsidiary of BAE
Marconi_Electronic_Systems
British airline and aircraft leasing company
for the RAF's then ageing fleet of aerial refuelling tankers; namely the Vickers VC10 and Lockheed TriStar. In addition to its primary role of supporting
AirTanker_Services
1999 video game
Raccoon City Police Department, Jill runs into fellow team member Brad Vickers, who is later killed by a new enemy. This creature, Nemesis-T Type, is
Resident_Evil_3:_Nemesis
Ongoing armed conflict in West Asia
Jonathan; Ralph, Oliver; Munir, Zehra; Meixler, Eli; Cash, Kieran; Ryan, Orla; Vickers, Julian (1 March 2026). "Middle East War Day 2 as It Happened: Oil Flows
2026_Iran_war
of Roy Cropper (David Neilson), arrived in November, as well as Grace Vickers (Kate Spencer). Additionally, multiple other characters appear throughout
List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2019
List_of_Coronation_Street_characters_introduced_in_2019
Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine class
Vigilant and Vengeance, built between 1986 and 1999 at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, now owned by BAE Systems. All four boats
Vanguard-class_submarine
American educator and lawyer
the other to Williams College. Sandison & Vickers 2006, p. 41. Cassady & Moore 2004, p. 10; Sandison & Vickers 2006, pp. 63–64. Cassady & Moore 2004, p
Justin_W._Brierly
Associated Newspapers plc John Fry, Chief Executive, Johnston Press plc Paul Vickers, Secretary and Group Legal Director, Trinity Mirror plc PCC: Press Standards
Press Standards Board of Finance
Press_Standards_Board_of_Finance
British international aerospace company
manufacturer EDAC, as well as the advanced composites division of Cobham PLC. In 2018, Meggitt announced plans to relocate its UK headquarters from Bournemouth
Meggitt
British pharmaceutical company
Shire plc was a UK-founded Jersey-registered specialty biopharmaceutical company. Originating in the United Kingdom with an operational base in the United
Shire (pharmaceutical company)
Shire_(pharmaceutical_company)
British defense industry manufacturing company
through its acquisitions. During 1994, the firm was formally renamed Cobham plc; by this point, the company had in excess of 10,000 employees and had operations
Cobham_Limited
1968–1986 automotive manufacturing conglomerate
Holdings in 1981, in 2002 Alvis merged with part of Vickers Defence Systems to form Alvis Vickers which was purchased by BAE Systems in 2004. BAE Systems
British_Leyland
London European Airways plc was a British airline based at Luton Airport that operated services from the United Kingdom to Amsterdam and Brussels. It
London_European_Airways
British WW1 biplane fighter aircraft
The twin Vickers guns were replaced by two Lewis guns on Foster mountings firing forward over the top wing, as the muzzle flash of the Vickers guns could
Sopwith_Camel
Professional part-time theatre arts school
Saunders, singer, winner of Disney Channel UK contest My Camp Rock 2 Diana Vickers, singer, actress The X Factor (2008) finalist Emma Watson, actress Ellie
Stagecoach_Performing_Arts
Type of secondary school in England
Wireless plc 1993 2007 The City Technology College, Kingshurst Solihull Hanson Industries 1988 2008 Landau Forte College Derby Landau Foundation, Forte plc 1992
City_Technology_College
Main airport serving London, England
members and 19 of the 22 passengers on board died. On 31 October 1950, a BEA Vickers Viking (registration: G-AHPN) crashed at Heathrow after hitting the runway
Heathrow_Airport
British defence and security company
GROUP PLC ("TI") /DOWTY GROUP PLC ("DOWTY")" (PDF). The Takeover Panel. 13 August 1992. Retrieved 6 August 2026. "Ultra Electronics Holdings plc Annual
Ultra_Electronics
US defense and services company
VTG received a new majority investment from A&M Capital Partners. VT Group plc was a British defence and services company, formerly known as Vosper Thornycroft
VT_Group
British Labour Party politician and peer
of Engineering. He was Chairman of the Works Committee at Metropolitan-Vickers, Trafford Park, near Manchester, and of the National Committee of the Amalgamated
Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton
Frederick_Lee,_Baron_Lee_of_Newton
Precursor of the US General Electric company
Industries (AEI) in 1928, which saw BTH merged with its rival Metropolitan-Vickers. This deal made AEI the largest military contractor of the British Empire
Thomson-Houston Electric Company
Thomson-Houston_Electric_Company
English television personality and singer
says 'a thousand times yes' to footballer boyfriend". Daily Mirror. (Reach plc). Retrieved 14 June 2023. "Reality star Megan McKenna announces birth of
Megan_McKenna
Film by Ridley Scott
his agents had sought too high a fee. Charlize Theron as Meredith Vickers: Vickers is a Weyland Corporation employee who is sent to monitor the expedition
Prometheus_(2012_film)
original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024. Bence-Jones, Mark; Vickers, Hugo; Williamson, David (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume
Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark
Descendants_of_Christian_IX_of_Denmark
Car brand and former British car company
Motors BLMC / British Leyland Austin Rover Group & Land Rover Group (BL plc) Rover Group (BAe) Rover Group (BMW) British Motor Heritage Triumph Dawson
MG_Cars
Friction drive car assembled by a British car manufacturer
Motors BLMC / British Leyland Austin Rover Group & Land Rover Group (BL plc) Rover Group (BAe) Rover Group (BMW) British Motor Heritage Triumph Dawson
Abbey_(automobile)
English actress
Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018. "Diana Vickers leads Hatched 'N' Dispatched". Official London Theatre. 1 June 2015. Retrieved
Wendi_Peters
Japanese corporation
across the navy, and it was eventually exposed that the British builder Vickers and its Japanese agent Mitsui & Co. bribed Naval Officers to win the contract
Mitsui_&_Co.
1985 arcade game by Atari Games
produced by a TMS5220C speech chip. The TMS5220C speech was encoded by Earl Vickers. The narrator (voiced by Ernie Fosselius) frequently makes statements repeating
Gauntlet_(1985_video_game)
VICKERS PLC
VICKERS PLC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wicken, with the addition of the Middle English plural or genitive suffix -s.
Male
German
Low German form of Old High German Ricohard, RICKERT means "powerful ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : patronymic from the personal name Dicken.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Richard.North German and Frisian form of Richard.Probably an Americanized spelling of cognates in other languages, for example German Reichert or Dutch Rickaert.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : occupational name from Middle High German, Middle Low German wicker ‘soothsayer’, ‘magician’.German : from an Old High German personal name composed of the elements wīg ‘battle’, ‘war’ + heri ‘army’.English : topographic name for someone who lived or worked in an outlying settlement, from a derivative of Old English wīc (see Wick).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a parish priest, Middle English vica(i)re, vikere (Old French vicaire, from Latin vicarius ‘substitute’, ‘deputy’). The word was originally used to denote someone who carried out pastoral duties on behalf of the absentee holder of a benefice. It became a regular word for a parish priest because in practice most benefice holders were absentees.Irish and Scottish : reduced form of McVicker, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac áBhiocair (Scottish) or Mac an Bhiocaire (Irish) ‘son of the vicar’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Vicker, from the Middle English variant vicarie, derived directly from Latin vicarius. The English surname is also established in Cork, Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : patronymic from Wicker 2.English : variant of Wicker.
Surname or Lastname
English (southwest)
English (southwest) : occupational name for a digger of ditches or a builder of dikes, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike, from an agent derivative of Middle English diche, dike (see Dyke).English : regional name from an area of East Sussex, near Hellingly, called ‘the Dicker’ (hence also the hamlets of Upper and Lower Dicker), from Middle English dyker unit of ten (Latin decuria, from decem ‘ten’); the reason for the place being so named is not clear. It has been suggested that the reference is to a bundle of iron rods, in which sense dicras appears in Domesday Book. Such a bundle could have been the rent for property in this iron-working area. Surname forms such as atte dicker occur in the surrounding region in the 13th and 14th centuries.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Dick 2, from an inflected form.North German : variant of Low German Dieker, a topographic or an occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a dike (see Dieck).Americanized spelling of French Decaire.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and northern French
English (of Norman origin) and northern French : habitational name from any of the numerous places in France named Viller(s) or Villier(s), from Late Latin villare ‘outlying farm’, ‘dependent settlement’.
Boy/Male
British, English, German
Surname
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German
Dutch and German : occupational name for a stonemason or someone who used or made pickaxes or chisel, from bicke ‘pickaxe’, ‘chisel’ + the agent suffix -er. Compare Bick.English : occupational name for a beekeeper, Middle English biker (from Old English bīcere). Bees were important in medieval England because their honey provided the only means of sweetening food (sugar being a more recent importation); honey was also used in preserving.English : habitational name from Bicker in Lincolnshire or Byker in Tyne and Wear, both named with the Old English preposition bī ‘by’, ‘beside’ + Old Norse kjarr ‘wet ground’, ‘brushwood’.Cars Bicker was a wealthy merchant and one of the commissioners to New Netherland under the West India Company’s 1621 charter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who used a pick, from Middle English pi(c)k ‘pick’ (see Pick) + the agent suffix -er.English : occupational name for someone who caught or sold pike, from Middle English pike ‘pike’ + the agent suffix -er.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a pointed hill (see Pike 1), the -er suffix denoting an inhabitant.German : occupational name for someone who used a pick or pickaxe, from an agent derivative of Middle High German bicken ‘to prick or stab’.Dutch : occupational name for a stonemason or for a reaper or mower, from Middle Dutch picker, pecker.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : nickname for a big eater or a glutton, from Yiddish pikn ‘to eat’ with the noun suffix -er.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic for the son of a vicar or, perhaps in most cases, an occupational name for the servant of a vicar (see Vicker). In many cases it may represent an elliptical form of a topographic name. Compare Parsons.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Bicker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Vickery.
Boy/Male
French, German
Dominant Ruler; Powerful; Brave
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Richard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Vickers.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Wick 2, or variant of the habitational name Wick, with genitive or plural -s. There has been much confusion between this name and Weeks.In 1638 Richard Wickes (also known as Richard Atwick), of Staines, Middlesex, England, died, leaving a bequest to “my son John Wickes now living in New England.†This John Wickes came from London, England, to Plymouth, MA, in 1635, and subsequently settled at Portsmouth, RI.
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