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English word origin

Etymology of Block

* A Germanic surname (German, Dutch and English), from German Block and Dutch blok respectively. As an English surname from the same cognate, block. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized from Bloch. Also see Vlach.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A surname. · A surname from German · A surname from Dutch · An English surname

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* A Germanic surname (German, Dutch and English), from German Block and Dutch blok respectively. As an English surname from the same cognate, block. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized from Bloch. Also see Vlach.

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  • Derivation mentionBlockde
  • Derivation mentionbloknl

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