English
Tickner
Tickner comes from Old English twiċen ‘fork in the road’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150twiċen‘fork in the road’
- EnglishtodayTickner
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150twiċen‘fork in the road’
- EnglishtodayTickner
The story
Topographic surname for someone who lived at a crossroads or a fork in the road, from Old English twiċen (‘fork in the road’).
Every English word from Old English twiċen
Today it means
name A surname from Old English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English twiċen / Tickner