Locke

See also: locke and loçkë

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lɒk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /lɑk/

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• Homophone: lock
• Rhymes: -ɒk

Proper noun

Locke

1. An English surname — famously held by:
   1. John Locke (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist.
2. 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

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-Germanic *lukkaz. Cognate with Dutch lok, English lock, Danish lok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔkə/

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Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of Locke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Locke	die	Locken
genitive	einer	der	Locke	der	Locken
dative	einer	der	Locke	den	Locken
accusative	eine	die	Locke	die	Locken

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Löckchen
• locken
• Lockenwickler
• lockig
• Schläfenlocke