locke
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Locke¹
- /lɒk/ UK
- /lɑk/ US
Sounds like lock · Rhymes with -ɒk
Where it comes from
* As an English, Dutch and German surname, variant of Lock.
* As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Løkke, from a farm name derived from Old Norse lykkja (“enclosure”).
* As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok.
proper noun
- An English surname — famously held by John Locke (1632 – 1704); an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist.
- An unincorporated community and historic district in Sacramento County, California.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
- A township in Ingham County, Michigan.
- A town in Cayuga County, New York, named after John Locke.
locke²
noun lockes
- Archaic spelling of lock
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: john locke, berkeley, wallace, luke, elliott, lockhart, john, tudor, luck, lock, loc, lockerbie, lok, luc, ober, ringlet
Talk about this word "locke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/locke. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. locke. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/locke "locke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/locke.Cite this
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title = {locke},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/locke},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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