Jock

A nickname.

Proper noun

  1. A nickname.
    • - - - If you want a Scotch name why don't you call him Jock?" Macgregor looked disgusted. "Because Jock is not a name, but a diminutive, as everybody knows well. It is the diminutive of John. And John is not a Scots...
  2. A given name.
  3. A surname.

Origin

Etymology tree Middle English Jackin Middle English Jankyn English Jack English Jock A Scots variant of Jack.

Noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of jock

Forms

Jocks