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Doc name meaning

First Name
1k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
<100
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Doc mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Doc

User Submitted Origins

American
48%
Welsh
36%
African
12%
Slavic
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Pennsylvania, U.S., the name Doc is of Welsh origin and means "Wise Person, fortunate, good. English shortened version of the Welsh name: Madoc".
  2. According to a user from Nebraska, U.S., the name Doc is of African origin and means "Way of promise".
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  1. The United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
    Synonyms: commerce, commerce department, and department of commerce
  2. A licensed medical practitioner ("I felt so bad I went to see my doctor")
    Synonyms: doctor, dr., md, medico, and physician
Wiktionary

From doctor by shortening

  1. A nickname for a medical doctor, a person with an advanced educational degree, or a learned person.
    I'm not feeling too well, .
  2. (slang, usually in the plural) A Doc Marten shoe.
    Nice pair of you've got on there, bro!
  3. (slang, United States military) A common form of address for combat medics, especially naval hospital corpsmen.
    was awarded a Navy Cross after she ran through a minefield to get to an injured marine.
  4. (slang, rare) A person employed in a medical field, such as a nurse or doctor's assistant.
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Notable Persons Named Doc

Notable Persons Named Doc

Doc Holliday

Doc Holliday was a dentist, professional gambler, gunfighter, dentistry, gambling, and professionalgambler. Doc was given the name John Henry Holliday on August 14th, 1851 in Griffin, Georgia, U.S. He left this life on November 8th, 1887.

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Doc Rivers

Doc Rivers is a basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association. His career lasted from 1983 to 1996. Doc was born on October 13th, 1961 in Chicago.

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Doc Brown

Doc Brown is a comedy music and hip hop music actor, comedian, screenwriter, songwriter, voiceover artist, rapper, and rapping. His ongoing career started in 2002. Doc was given the name Ben Bailey Smith in Kilburn, London.

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Doc Severinsen

Doc Severinsen is a jazz bandleader and trumpet. He plays Trumpet. His ongoing career started in 1952. Doc was given the name Carl Hilding Severinsen on July 7th, 1927 in Arlington, Oregon, U.S.

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Doc Hudson

Doc Hudson is a md, judge, former racer, physician, and auto racing.

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Doc Watson

Doc Watson was a blues, bluegrass music, country music, folk music, and gospel music musician. He plays Vocals, guitar, banjo, and harmonica. Doc was given the name Arthel Lane Watson on March 3rd, 1923 in Deep Gap, North Carolina. Doc is also known as Doc Watson. He breathed his last breath on May 29th, 2012.

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  • Doc Gallows
    Wrestler
  • Doc Shaw
    Actor
  • Doc Scurlock
    Gunfighter
  • Doc Hammer
    Musician
  • Doc Blanchard
    Football Player
  • Doc Strange
    Comics Character
  • Doc Neeson
    Musician
  • Doc Adams
    Player
  • Doc Searls
    Author
  • Doc Cheatham
    Bandleader
  • Doc Hastings
    Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee
  • Doc Powers
    Baseball
  • Doc Counsilman
    College Coach
  • Doc Cramer
    Baseball Player

Notable Persons With the Last Name Doc

Notable Persons With the Last Name Doc

Hickory, Dickory, and Doc

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Paul Bùi Văn Đọc

Paul was born on November 11th, 1944 in Da Lat.

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Fun Facts about the name Doc

  • How Popular is the name Doc? Doc is the 9,546th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Doc have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,225 babies born with the first name Doc in the United States. That's more than enough people named Doc to occupy the territory of Niue (New Zealand) with an estimated population of 1,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Doc? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 9 new born babies.
  • When was Doc first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Doc is Monday, August 2nd, 1869.
  • What year had the most people named Doc born? The highest recorded use of the first name Doc was in 2016 with a total of 35 babies.
  • Random Doc Factoid: According to the 2016 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Doc is not a popular baby boy's name in Texas. Imagine that, only 8 babies in Texas have the same name in 2016.
  • Weird things about the name Doc: The name spelled backwards is Cod. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ocd. How do you pronounce that?
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