Rieck is a

German language German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switze ...

surname. Such as the related Riecke, Riek and Rieg it belongs to the group of family names derived from given names – in this case either from the name

Rüdiger Rüdiger (English ''Ruediger'', ''Rudiger'', Roger) is a German given name. The meaning comes from Old High German: ''hruod'' (fame) and ''ger'' (spear). The name became popular because of the character Rüdiger von Bechelaren from '' Nibelung''. ...

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English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

renditions: Ruediger, Rudiger,

Roger Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") ...

) or from several compound names of Germanic origin with the element ''rik(e)'' (e. g.

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...

Dietrich Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "ruler of the people", but also "keeper of the keys" or "lockpick" (either the tool or the profession). Given name * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440) * Thierry of Alsace (; 1099–1168), ...

, Heinrich,

Friedrich Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

) – and may refer to: * Alfred Rieck (1914–2000), German rower * Arnold Rieck (1876–1924), German stage and film actor * Gilbert De Rieck (born 1936), former Belgian cyclist * Hermann Rieck (c. 1837-1921), German-born pioneer farmer in Australia * Matthew Rieck (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer *

Mieken Rieck Magdalene "Mieken" Rieck (26 April 1892 – 27 December 1977), married name Magdalene Galvao, was a German tennis player active in the early 20th century. She later became a sports administrator. Biography Rieck, who was a member of Harvestehuder ...

(1892–1977), German tennis player

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