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John Locke
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John | Report | 5 Feb 2003 23:50 |
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Reference book by John Goodwin Locke entitled "Book of the Lockes." The english word lock is Anglo Saxon derivation from loc or loce, meaning an enclosed place, a door fastening, or a curl of hair. The Danish word loc and the German word locke have about the same meaning. The Welsh word llocc means sheep-cote, a fold, or close and narrow place, and the Gaelic word loch refers to a lake, a bay, or enclosed, confined arm of the sea. Based on word meaning in these several languages, the general idea seems to something that encloses or confines. The surname LOCKE is believed to have been of scotch extraction and was originally spelled LOCH. It may be found spelled LOCKE, LOCKE, LOC, LOCH and LOK. |
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