"Lock" meaning in All languages combined

See Lock on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: * As an English, German and Dutch surname, from the noun lock. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English loke, itself from Old English loca (“enclosure”) or *Loca (“Loki”) (theonym of the latter). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English locke, from Old English locc (“lock of hair”). * Also as a German surname, Americanized from Loch. * As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok, itself from: ** a Cantonese form of 樂 /乐, see Le. ** a Cantonese form of 陸 /陆, 鹿 (lù), 逯 (lù), and 禄 (lù), see Lu. ** a Cantonese form of 駱 /骆 (luò), see Luo. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{inh|en|enm|loke}} Middle English loke, {{der|en|ang|loca||enclosure}} Old English loca (“enclosure”), {{inh|en|enm|locke}} Middle English locke, {{cog|ang|locc|t=lock of hair}} Old English locc (“lock of hair”), {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{der|en|yue|-}} Cantonese Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lock
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Lock-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An unincorporated community in Knox County and Licking County, Ohio, United States. Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA
    Sense id: en-Lock-en-name-a7XBOVgE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 67 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 61 30 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 64 31 0 1
  3. A town in Elliston district council area, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia; from the surname. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in South Australia, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in South Australia, Australia
    Sense id: en-Lock-en-name-AkHOiW~e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Locks Heath (english: which may be from the surname)

Noun [German Low German]

Forms: Locken [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German lok, from Old Saxon *lok, from Proto-West Germanic *lok. Cognate with English lock. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nds-de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|nds-de|gml|lok}} Middle Low German lok, {{inh|nds-de|osx|*lok}} Old Saxon *lok, {{inh|nds-de|gmw-pro|*lok}} Proto-West Germanic *lok, {{cog|en|lock}} English lock Head templates: {{head|nds-de|noun|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} Lock n, {{nds-de-noun|g=n|plural=Locken}} Lock n (plural Locken)
  1. hole Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-Lock-nds-de-noun-Oe5FUZcH
  2. opening Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-Lock-nds-de-noun-Kz~fBcTd
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