Jock (given name)

Jock
Origin
Word/nameScotland
Other names
Related namesJack, Jacques, James, Jacob, John

Jock is a Scottish diminutive form of the forename "John"; It is also a nickname for someone of Scottish origin, as well as being the collective name for Scottish soldiers, collectively known as "the Jocks". It corresponds to Jack in England and Wales. In London the rhyming slang "sweaty" is used, deriving from "Sweaty sock - Jock".

The name may refer to: