Jock (given name)

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Jock
Origin
Word/nameScotland
Other names
Related names Jack, Jacques, James, Jacob, John

Jock is a Scottish diminutive form of the forename "John"; It is also a nickname for someone of Scottish origin, as well as being the collective name for Scottish soldiers, collectively known as "the Jocks". It corresponds to Jack in England and Wales. In London the rhyming slang "sweaty" is used, deriving from "Sweaty sock - Jock".

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The name may refer to:

Art and entertainment

Crime, punishment and policing

Military

Politics and diplomacy

Sports

Other

Fictional characters

Jock a character from 1955 Disney film Lady and the Tramp .

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