Dictionary

Jock en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈd͡ʒɑk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עָקַב Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb) Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)bor. Latin Iācōbusslbor.? French Jacquesder. Middle English Jackin English Jack English Jock A Scots variant of Jack.

Meanings

1. (UK, alt-of, slang) Alternative letter-case form of jock
   alt of jock

Forms

Jock en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈd͡ʒɑk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עָקַב Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb) Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)bor. Latin Iācōbusslbor.? French Jacquesder. Middle English Jackin English Jack English Jock A Scots variant of Jack.

Meanings

1. A nickname.
   • - - - If you want a Scotch name why don't you call him Jock?" Macgregor looked disgusted. "Because Jock is not a name, but a diminutive, as everybody knows well. It is the diminutive of John. And John is not a Scots name. The Scots form of that name is Ian. If you want to call him Ian Fetch, I shall say no more. 1975, Robertson Davies, World of Wonders, →ISBN, page 736:
2. A given name.
3. A surname.