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Alcock

Alcock proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Alcock (plural Alcocks)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Alcock

pluralAlcocks
alternative formAllcock

Origin of Alcock

From a hypocoristic form of several given names beginning with Al-, like Alan and Alexander, + the Middle English diminutive suffix -cok. Compare other surname like Hancock and Wilcock.

Words formed from Alcock

Questions about Alcock

What does Alcock mean?
Alcock means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Alcock?
Alcock is a proper noun.

Words near Alcock in the dictionary

  1. alcoates
  2. Alcobendas
  3. alcoblow
  4. Alcocer
  5. Alcocers
  6. Alcock
  7. Alcock spruce
  8. Alcock's spruce
  9. Alcocks
  10. alcogel
  11. alcogels

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