Meaning and Origin
What does the name Jock mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from the United States, the name Jock is of English origin and means "god is gracious".
- a person trained to compete in sports; an athlete.(wns=1)synonyms: athlete.
- A jockstrap.
- A disk jockey.
- A support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
- A person trained to compete in sports
Unknown. Suggested to be a hypocoristic for John.
- (slang, archaic) A common man.
- (Britain, slang, pejorative) A Scotsman.
The computer slang meanings are derived from jockey. The athletic slang meanings in turn date from the middle 20th century and are simple abbreviations of jockstrap, which is in turn derived from the older slang meaning of jock itself, which dates from the 17th century, and whose etymology is unknown.
- (slang, rare, dated) The penis.
- An athletic supporter worn by men to support the genitals especially during sports, a jockstrap.
- (US, slang) A young male athlete (through college age).
- (US, slang, pejorative) An enthusiastic athlete or sports fan, especially one with few other interests. A slow-witted person of large size and great physical strength. A pretty boy that shows off in sport.
- (US, slang, computing, in combination) A specialist computer programmer
- a compiler ; a systems