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The name Jock?

39 replies

lill72 · 17/09/2014 08:52

Hi,
I am from Oz, but having a baby in the UK. This means a name has to work in both cultures, which sounds simple, but I have found that sometimes names have different connotations.

I was vaguely toying with the name Jock. In OZ, it is seen as a strong country boys name. It is not common, yet thought well of I would have thought.

The UK seems to be different? Thoughts please.....

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LocalVelvet · 17/09/2014 10:51

If there is an independent Scotland it will soon be compulsory to call your child Jock.

GlossyFossil · 17/09/2014 10:48

I like it! but the Americans consider it unusable. But then, they use Randy...................

squoosh · 17/09/2014 10:47

It really won't work in the UK.

I think of a sneering term for a Scot.
Then I think 'jockstrap'
Then I think 'jock itch'

catsofa · 17/09/2014 10:29

Yep doesn't really work in the UK, sorry. Jack is nice though, or Jake?

cherrybombxo · 17/09/2014 10:16

kept referring*

cherrybombxo · 17/09/2014 10:16

Yes, it's a derogatory term for a Scottish person. My DP nearly hit a really loudmouth Cockney guy on holiday who repeatedly referred to him as "Jock". He also kept referred to the Portuguese tour guide as "Manuel" though, so we assumed that he was just ignorant as opposed to malicious Wink

Avoid. It's not a nice name anyway.

nicename · 17/09/2014 09:33

It's not a name really. More of a nickname or generic insult.

Middleagedmotheroftwo · 17/09/2014 09:27

If anything, it's a Scots name not a UK name. And I think it's a nickname for James, and not a standalone name.

It's a slightly derogatory term for a Scot, and I doubt would go down well here in UK with or without Scotland.

ErmagerdANerknerm · 17/09/2014 09:26

Awful, sorry. Instantly think of a jock strap.

onelastfling · 17/09/2014 09:25

One day to voting and we have a What about the name Jock?
Hmm

Hakluyt · 17/09/2014 09:22

But I don't think it's pretentious!

Hakluyt · 17/09/2014 09:21

It's slang term for a sporty person in the States- and in England is a slang term -not always friendly- for a Scot. I wouldn't use it- sorry.

helensburgh · 17/09/2014 09:20

Dreadful. Sorry. Jock strap. Pretentious awful name.

NachoExpress · 17/09/2014 09:19

Jock makes me think of a sporty type in American high school. Not a helpful comment, sorry. I haven't actually heard of it as an actual forename before. From my experience it's more used as a nickname.

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