# Locke

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /lɒk/ · frequency rank #14,355

## Definitions
1. An English surname — famously held by
2. An English surname — famously held by:
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:

## Etymology
* As an English, Dutch and German surname, variant of Lock.
* As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Løkke, from a farm name derived from Old Norse lykkja (“enclosure”).
* As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok.

## Easily confused with
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-love)
- **look** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-look)
- **lose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-lose)
- **luck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-luck)
- **Luke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-luke)
- **lone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-lone)
- **lowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-lowe)
- **lore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-lore)
- **Loki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-loki)
- **loco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-loco)
- **luce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-luce)
- **lode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-lode)
- **lope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-lope)
- **looks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-looks)
- **lucky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-lucky)
- **loose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-loose)
- **lodge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-lodge)
- **locks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-locks)
- **Louie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-louie)
- **locus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-locus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`lcoke`, `llocke`, `loccke`, `locek`, `lockke`, `lokce`, `olcke`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/locke