Brock

brock Bröck English Pronunciation en /bɹɒk/ RP en /bɹɑk/ GenAm en ɒk 1 Proper noun en English and Scottish Middle English, a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger (Middle English broc(k)). en male surnames. en 1949 w:Mazo de la Roche Mary Wakefield 132 Dundurn Press 2009 1550028774 "I suppose you," she said, "were named for General Clive." "I was. And my father was named for General Brock." "General Brock?" she asked, mystified. "General Isaac Brock, you know. The Battle of Queenston Heights, where we defeated the Americans." Her puzzled expression showed that she had not heard of the occasion. Young Busby was shocked. en small village par/Myerscough and Bilsborrow bor/Wyre co/Lancashire cc/England OS grid ref SD5140. en river co/Lancashire which flows through the village to the River en Wyre. en unincorporated community co/Scotland County s/Missouri c/USA. en village co/Nemaha County s/Nebraska c/USA. en unincorporated community co/Darke County s/Ohio c/USA. en town co/Parker County s/Texas c/USA. en township in the regional municipality:Pref/Durham p/Ontario c/Canada. en A <<village>> in the <<rural municipality:Pref/Kindersley>> No. 290, <<p/Saskatchewan>>, <<c/Canada>>. en rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64) in p/Saskatchewan. en river p/Quebec c/Canada, a tributary of the Chibougamau River. Derived terms en Brockville Symbrock Anagrams en bckor Borck en surnames from nicknames Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Bruck Kölsch, gmw-cfr Bruut westernmost and northernmost Ripuarian gmw-cfr Brutt Siegerland, gmw-cfr Braut Moselle Franconian Etymology From gmw-cfr goh *brūd, northern variant of goh brūt. The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarization -ūd- → -ugd- → -og-. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /bʀok/ Noun gmw-cfr noun f plural Bröck gmw-cfr most of _ Ripuarian bride woman on or with regard to her wedding day Czech Etymology cs Pronunciation Proper noun m-an Brocková cs m Declension m.an.surname Further reading