Locker

Locker
This interesting surname is a variant of Lock which is of Anglo-Saxon and German origin, and has three possible sources. The first source is English and is a metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from the Middle English (1200 - 1500), Old English pre 7th Century "loc", lock, fastening. The second source is an English topographical name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, from the Middle English "loke", derived from the Old English "loca". The Middle English "loke" was also used to describe a barrier on a river, which could be opened and closed at will, and by extension of a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper. The third source is of English and German origin, and is a nickname for a person with fine hair, from the Old English, Old High German "loc", lock (of hair), curl. The modern surname can be found as Lock(e), Lock(i)er and Lockye(a)r. Among the sample recordings in London are the christening of William Locker on February 16th 1589 at St. Botolph's, Bishopgate, and the marriage of Edward Locker and Sussana Meachill on October 17th 1643 at St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Leuric Loc, which was dated 1130, in the "Pipe Rolls of Warwickshrie", during the reign of King Henry 1, known as "The Lion of Justice", 1100 - 1135. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Locker — Locker, er, ste, adj. et adv. welches in einer doppelten Hauptbedeutung üblich ist. 1. Im Gegensatze dessen was fest ist, nicht fest sitzend, leicht hin und her beweglich; im gemeinen Leben lose, und im verächtlichen Verstande liederlich, welche… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • Locker — Lock er, n. 1. One who, or that which, locks. [1913 Webster] 2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock. [1913 Webster] {Chain locker} (Naut.), a compartment in the hold of a vessel, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Locker — ist der Name von: Anatol Locker (* 1963), deutscher Journalist Christian Locker (* 1963), österreichischer Schriftsteller und Maler Gerlinde Locker (* 1938), österreichische Bühnen , Film und Fernsehschauspielerin Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • locker — Adj. (Mittelstufe) mangelhaft befestigt Synonym: lose Beispiele: Ein Stein in der Mauer ist locker. Die Schraube sitzt locker. locker Adj. (Mittelstufe) nicht straff Beispiel: Er hat die Zügel lockerer gelassen. Kollokation: lockeres Seil locker… …   Extremes Deutsch

  • locker — [Aufbauwortschatz (Rating 1500 3200)] Auch: • lose • gelassen • cool Bsp.: • Eine Schraube ist locker. • Ich glaube, Sie werden hier gerne arbeiten. Der Chef ist ganz locker und macht sich wegen unwichtiger Dinge wie Anzüge tragen keine Geda …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • locker — Adj std. (15. Jh.), fnhd. locker, lucker, luck Stammwort. Herkunft unklar. Vielleicht zu Lücke. Verb: lockern. ✎ Röhrich 2 (1992), 972. deutsch d …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • locker — locker: Das seit dem 15. Jh. bezeugte, zunächst nur mitteld. Adjektiv hängt mit mhd. lücke, lugge »locker« zusammen und ist wohl mit den unter ↑ Lücke und ↑ Loch behandelten Wörtern verwandt. – Abl.: lockern (18. Jh.) …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • locker — Lassen Sie bitte die Arme ganz locker und atmen Sie tief ein …   Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer

  • locker — index coffer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • locker — UK US /ˈlɒkər/ noun [C] WORKPLACE ► one of a set of tall metal cupboards that are fastened to a wall and can be locked, in which employees, students, etc. can leave their possessions: »Nine employees had been laid off and were cleaning out their… …   Financial and business terms

  • locker — ↑easy …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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