Given name & surname · also Dutch

Klock

“clever, wise”

Klock is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Middle Low German.

Original GermanGlöckle

Meaning & origin

What it means

Klock goes back to Middle Low German klok, meaning “clever, wise.”

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Where it comes from

Klock comes from Dutch, and ultimately from Middle Low German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle Low German klok (“clever, wise”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Klock’s family of names

In German usage, Klock as a surname has a related form in Glöckle. In German usage, Klock as a surname has a related form in KLUGE.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

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Lower Sorbian

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German

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Sibling ideas

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