Bok

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English

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Etymology

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  • As a Dutch surname, from bok (goat, buck)
  • As a Swedish surname, from bok (beech)
  • As a Jewish/German surname, from Bock (buck, goat), related to the Dutch word.

Proper noun

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Bok (plural Boks)

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bok is the 31383rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 738 individuals. Bok is most common among White (73.71%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (21.41%) individuals.

Noun

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Bok (plural Boks)

  1. (rugby) Short for Springbok.
    • 2019 November 3, Liam de Carme, “Boks, you beauties”, in Sunday Times[1]:
      Between minutes 30 and 33 England laid siege to the Bok tryline but could not get through.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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North Frisian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Frisian bōk, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Compare West Frisian boek.

Noun

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Bok n (plural Boker)

  1. (Sylt) book
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.

Noun

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Bok m (plural Boken)

  1. (Sylt) buck (male of certain animals)