Given name & surname

Bock

“resembling a male deer”

In English use, Bock has a related form in Buck. One English interpretation is “resembling a male deer.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Bock has a related form in Buck. One English interpretation is “resembling a male deer.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In English use, Bock has a related form in Buck. An origin associated with Buck is English.

Explained through its name family

Bock’s family of names

In German usage, Bock has a later derivative in BOK. In English usage, Bock has a related form in Buck. In German usage, Bock as a surname has a related form in Buck.

Walk Bock’s family in the name graph

BockBuckBochBockiusBokPokki

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Bock has relatives in 3 languages.

EnglishGerman

5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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