dicken
Dicken is a term with several distinct meanings, depending on language and context. In German, dicken is a verb meaning to thicken or to make something denser; it is used in cooking, manufacturing, and scientific writing to describe processes that increase viscosity or solidity.
As a surname, Dicken appears in English-speaking countries as a variant spelling of surnames such as Dickens.
In English-language usage, the most familiar related name is Dickens, as in the famous novelist Charles Dickens.
Overall, Dicken functions primarily as a surname variant in onomastic contexts and as a German verb with