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See also: locke and loçkë

English

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Locke

Etymology

As an English, Dutch and German surname, variant of Lock.
As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Løkke, from a farm name derived from Old Norse lykkja (“enclosure”).
As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lɒk/
(General American) IPA^(key): /lɑk/
Audio (US): (file)
Homophone: lock
Rhymes: -ɒk

Proper noun

Locke

An English surname — famously held by:
1. John Locke (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist.
A number of places in the United States:
1. An unincorporated community and historic district in Sacramento County, California.
2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
3. A township in Ingham County, Michigan.
4. A town in Cayuga County, New York, named after John Locke.

Derived terms

Lockean

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Locke is the 1,272^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27,643 individuals. Locke is most common among White (81.22%) and Black (12.30%) individuals.

Anagrams

cloke, eckol

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German

Alternative forms

Loke (obsolete)

Etymology

From the plural of earlier Lock m, from Middle High German loc, from Old High German loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lukk, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz. Cognate with Dutch lok, English lock, Danish lok.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɔkə/
Audio: (file)
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)

Noun

Locke f (genitive Locke, plural Locken, diminutive Löckchen n)

curl (single loop in hair)
lock or length of hair, especially when wavy or falling in a particular direction

Declension

Declension of Locke [feminine]

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Derived terms

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