Klock

See also: klock

English

Proper noun

Klock (plural Klocks)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Klock is the 12785th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2413 individuals. Klock is most common among White (94.61%) individuals.

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Glock (parts of Moselle Franconian)
  • Jlock (younger Ripuarian byform, influenced by Standard German)

Etymology

From Old High German clocca, byform of glocca. Compare Luxembourgish Klack, German Glocke, Dutch klok, English clock.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɔk/

Noun

Klock f (plural Klocke, diminutive Klöckelche or Klöckche or Kläckelche or Kläckche)

  1. (Ripuarian, parts of Moselle Franconian) bell
  2. (westernmost Ripuarian) clock

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Luxembourgish Klack, Dutch klok, German Glocke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɔk/
  • Rhymes: -ɔk

Noun

Klock f (plural Klocke, diminutive Klockske) (German-based spelling)

  1. bell
  2. clock
  3. something bell-shaped

Plautdietsch

Noun

Klock f (plural Klocken)

  1. clock
  2. o'clock
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