As an English surname, from the nounrock . CompareRoach . Also as an English surname, misdivision ofMiddle English atter oke ( “ at the oak ” ) . CompareNock . As an English occupational surname, fromOld Norse rokkr ( “ distaff ” ) . CompareRocker . As anIrish surname, translated from names likeMac Conchairge ( “ son of the hound of the rock ” ) , fromcú +carraig , see alsoMcHarg . As aGerman surnameRöck , variant of the personal nameRocco , seeRoche . Also as a German surname, from the nounRock ( “ skirt gown ” ) . As aFrench surname, shortened fromRoquebrune ,Rocquebrune (seeRocque ) orLarock . CompareRoch .
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Atopographic surname from Middle English for someone living near arock or anoak (atter +oke ).2022 June 1, Kristen Rogers, “What causes alopecia, a ‘devastating’ hair loss condition affecting Jada Pinkett Smith”, inCNN [1] :Jada Pinkett Smith found herself at the center of conflict when her husband Will Smith slapped comedian ChrisRock at the Oscars ceremony March 27.Rock joked about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head – a look she has said is more than a style preference.
A malegiven name transferred from the surname .A number of places inEngland :Acoastal village inSt Minver Lowlands parish, northCornwall ( OS grid ref SW9375 ) . Ahamlet inMembury parish,East Devon district,Devon ( OS grid ref ST2702 ) .[ 1] Avillage inRennington parish, northernNorthumberland ( OS grid ref NU2020 ) . Ahamlet inCurry Mallet parish,South Somerset district andNorth Curry parish,Somerset West and Taunton district,Somerset ( OS grid ref ST3222 ) .[ 2] Ahamlet inWashington parish,Horsham district,West Sussex ( OS grid ref TQ1214 ) . Avillage andcivil parish inWyre Forest district,Worcestershire ( OS grid ref SO7371) .[ 3] A place inWales :Ahamlet inBlackwood community,Caerphilly borough county borough( OS grid ref ST1898 ) .[ 4] Ahamlet north-east ofCwmavon ,Neath Port Talbot borough county borough( OS grid ref SS7993 ) . The Rock, avillage south-west ofCookstown ,CountyTyrone ,Northern Ireland . A number of places in theUnited States :Anunincorporated community inCowley County ,Kansas . Anunincorporated community inMaple Ridge Township,Delta County ,Michigan . Anunincorporated community inMercer County ,West Virginia . Atown inRock County ,Wisconsin . Atown inWood County ,Wisconsin . A number oftownships in theUnited States , listed underRock Township . the Rock ( preceded by "the" or "The" ) Nickname ofGibraltar .( Australia , preceded by "the" or "The") Nickname ofUluru .( preceded by "the" or "The" ) Nickname of theprison onAlcatraz Island , USA.( Canada , preceded by "the" or "The") Nickname of the island ofNewfoundland in the Canadian province ofNewfoundland and Labrador .The given name is rare, but had some vogue in the 1950s due to an American film star namedRock Hudson . When used as a nickname for Gibraltar, Alcatraz prison, or Newfoundland, the precedingthe is often capitalized. FromMiddle High German roc , fromOld High German roc , fromProto-West Germanic *hrokk , fromProto-Germanic *hrukkaz , fromProto-Indo-European *rukn- ,*ruk- ,*rug- ,*ruǵ- ( “ to spin ” ) ; or perhaps fromProto-Indo-European *kreḱ- ( “ to weave ” ) .Doublet ofFrack .
Rock m (strong ,genitive Rockes or Rocks ,plural Röcke ,diminutive Röckchen n or Röcklein n )
skirt ( garment ) ( regional ) (men's)jacket ( Switzerland ) dress Declension ofRock [masculine, strong ]
Borrowed fromEnglish rock .
IPA (key ) : /ʁɔk/ ( standard ) IPA (key ) : /ɹɔk/ ( less commonly, approximating English pronunciation ) Rock m (strong ,genitive Rocks ,no plural )
rock ( style of music ) Declension ofRock [sg-only, masculine, strong ]
“Rock ” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Rock ” in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon “Rock ” inDuden online Rock on the German Wikipedia.Wikipediade FromMiddle High German andOld High German roc , fromProto-Germanic *hrukkaz .
IPA (key ) : /ˈrok/ Rhymes:-ok Syllabification:Rock Rock m (plural Reck ,diminutive Reckche or Reckelche )
skirt Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021 ), “Rock”, inDicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português , 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti:Riograndenser Hunsrickisch FromMiddle High German andOld High German roc , fromProto-Germanic *hrukkaz . Cognate withGerman Rock ,Dutch rok ,Icelandic rokkur .
Rock m (plural Réck )
skirt Pennsylvania German [ edit ] FromMiddle High German roc , fromOld High German roc(h) , fromProto-Germanic *rukkaz . CompareGerman Rock .
Rock m (plural Reck )
coat FromMiddle Low German rock , fromOld Saxon *hrokk , fromProto-Germanic *rukkaz .
Rock m (plural Rakj )
skirt