"Dock" meaning in English

See Dock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: * As an English surname, possibly from the noun duck. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). * As a German surname, spelling variant of Docke, related to the noun Tuch (“cloth, piece of fabric”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|no|-}} Norwegian, {{der|en|non|dǫkk|t=pit, depression}} Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*dankwaz|t=dark}} Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”), {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dock
  1. (US, rare, dated) A male given name or nickname. Tags: US, dated, rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Dock-en-name-qU9TZVQQ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Dock-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
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