Dock

• As an English surname, possibly from the noun duck.
• As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”).
• As a German surname, spelling variant of Docke, related to the noun Tuch (“cloth, piece of fabric”).

Dock

1. (US, rare, dated) A male given name or nickname.
2. A surname.

Borrowed from Dutch or English dock, or via German Low German from Middle Low German docke. Possibly borrowed from Middle English dock; this form is attested a few decades earlier and the earliest Low German attestation refers to the harbours of London.

The ultimate origin is uncertain; possibly from Vulgar Latin *ductia (“aqueduct”), from Latin duco (“I lead”).

• IPA^(key): /dɔk/

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Dock n (strong, genitive Docks, plural Docks)

1. dock (a construction in which ships are repaired)

• Schwimmdock
• Trockendock