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English word origin

Etymology of Locke

* 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.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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An English surname — famously held by · An unincorporated community and historic district in Sacramento County, California. · A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana. · A township in Ingham County, Michigan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* 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.

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  • Derivation mentionlykkjanon · enclosure

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