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1938 film by John G. Blystone
Block-Heads is a 1938 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach Studios
Block-Heads
1957 American clay animation franchise
antagonistic, red humanoid figures with cube-shaped heads; one has the letter G on the side of his head, while the other has a J. Their creation was inspired
Gumby
Topics referred to by the same term
Blockhead(s) may refer to: The Blockhead, a 1921 German silent film Block-Heads, a 1938 film starring Laurel and Hardy Blockhead (film), a 1966 Italian
Blockhead
American murderer (1948–2002)
2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012. McLeod, Michael (May 9, 2002). "Lynda Block Heads For The Electric Chair Convinced The Government Is The Enemy". Orlando
Lynda_Lyon_Block
Component of an internal combustion engine
modern overhead valve and overhead camshaft engines, the head is a more complicated metal block that also contains the inlet and exhaust passages, and often
Cylinder_head
Car engine
engine. The engine block and cylinder heads were cast at Saginaw Metal Casting Operations in Saginaw, Michigan. The Generation II small-block engine, introduced
Chevrolet small-block engine (1954–2003)
Chevrolet_small-block_engine_(1954–2003)
Type of internal combustion engine
block or casting. A monobloc engine or en bloc engine is an internal-combustion piston engine some of whose major components (such as cylinder head,
Monobloc_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
aluminum cylinder heads. The following trucks use the LB7: Chevrolet Kodiak/GMC TopKick Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra HD Block / Head: Cast Iron / Aluminum
Duramax_V8_engine
Performance-limiting phenomenon in computer networks
Head-of-line blocking (HOL blocking) in computer networking is a performance-limiting phenomenon that occurs when a queue of packets is held up by the
Head-of-line_blocking
Part of an internal combustion engine
combustion engine, the engine block is the structure that contains the cylinders and other components. The engine block in an early automotive engine
Engine_block
Series of V8 engines built by Chrysler
previous blocks. Because its deck was taller, the heads were cast with wider intake ports so that earlier manifolds could be used with the new heads on the
Chrysler_Hemi_engine
American actor (1918–2011)
before Slover began appearing in films such as The Terror of Tiny Town, Block-Heads, Bringing Up Baby, and They Gave Him a Gun. Slover was working in Hawaii
Karl_Slover
Family of V8 and V6 engines
ignition system, reverse-flow cooling (cooling the cylinder heads first), and new engine block, but the valvetrain and engine mounts were carried over in
General Motors LS-based small-block engine
General_Motors_LS-based_small-block_engine
American financial services company
Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.) is an American technology company and financial services provider for consumers and merchants. Founded in 2009 by
Block,_Inc.
American film director
being two Laurel and Hardy feature length comedies, the second of which (Block-Heads) was released 13 days after his death from a heart attack, aged 45. His
John_G._Blystone
American V-8 car engine
crankcase), with full-flow oil filter, and interchangeable cylinder heads. Heads used on the high performance 409 and 427 engines had larger ports and
Chevrolet_big-block_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
improved head design to the 302 cubic inch block, producing the famous "Boss 302". The heads from the Boss 302 became the production heads on the 335-series
Ford_small_block_engine
Season of television series
(15 March 2023). "The Block a working site". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 March 2023. Knox, David (27 March 2023). "The Block heads back to the '50s". TV
The_Block_season_19
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
within it, creating freer flowing heads than the Ford small block V8s. The 335-series engines used different cylinder heads for two and four barrel carburetors
Ford_335_engine
American composer of music for films (1905–1986)
Music Box (1932). His work in Laurel and Hardy's films Way Out West and Block-Heads earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Score
Marvin_Hatley
Semi-automatic rifle
into breech block head. If the rifle was not immediately to be fired, the spring-loaded striker assembly (housed within the breech block head and body)
Pedersen_rifle
American rally driver (1967–2023)
Shoes, Block shifted his business focus to Hoonigan Industries, an apparel brand marketing to auto enthusiasts. He was the co-owner and "Head Hoonigan
Ken_Block
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
very little in dedicated parts with the FB engine, with a different block, head, connecting rods, and pistons. The FA series engine was developed for
Subaru_FA_engine
American motorcycle engine
The blocky rocker boxes (thus becoming nicknamed "block head" which never caught on), aluminum heads and cylinders (also referred to as "jugs") are the
Harley-Davidson Evolution engine
Harley-Davidson_Evolution_engine
Specially prepared human head
Panama's curio shop for shrunken heads had risen to £5. By the 1930s, when heads were freely exchanged, a shrunken head could be purchased for about 25
Shrunken_head
Austrian American vaudeville producer (1877–1951)
films, such as Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), They Gave Him a Gun (1937), Block-Heads (1938), and The Terror of Tiny Town, a 1938 Western with an all-dwarf
Leo_Singer
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
of torque at 2600 rpm (two-barrel carb, 1968). The 360 used the same block, heads, and other parts as a 390, which makes them indistinguishable from each
Ford_FE_engine
American actress
her real name. She appeared in some fifty Hollywood films including: Block-Heads (as the dominant wife of Oliver Hardy), The Merry Widow, The First Year
Minna_Gombell
blocks and cylinder heads for the Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine used in the Chevrolet Corvair from 1960 until 1969. Aluminum parts included the block,
Massena_Castings_Plant
1958 film by Jules White
a reworking of Laurel and Hardy's Unaccustomed As We Are (1929) and Block-Heads (1938) while incorporating several stock scenes from the Stooges' Love
Fifi_Blows_Her_Top
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
manufactured from 1960–2006. The 3800's block is cast iron and all variants use iron, two-valve-per-cylinder OHV heads. The engine, originally designed and
Buick_V6_engine
Type of paralyzing anesthetic including lepto- and pachycurares
length and with two methonium, heads have small trimethyl onium heads and flexible links. They all exhibit a depolarizing block. Aminosteroids Pancuronium
Neuromuscular-blocking_drug
Historical method for giving addresses to physical data blocks on hard disk drives
Cylinder-head-sector (CHS) is an early method for giving addresses to each physical block of data on a hard disk drive. It is a 3D-coordinate system made
Cylinder-head-sector
American vocal group
New Kids on the Block (stylized as NKOTB) are an American vocal group from Dorchester, Massachusetts. Initially conceived as a boy band, the group consists
New_Kids_on_the_Block
Way to specify the location of data on computer storage devices
remap 16:4:8 bit ATA cylinders and heads to 10:8:6 bit scheme used by INT 13h, generating much more "virtual" drive heads than the physical disk reported
Logical_block_addressing
American baseball player (1919–2004)
Orlando Sentinel. p. C10. ProQuest 277116473. Retrieved March 8, 2022. "Cy Block Heads Group: Bid For Tigers Revealed". The Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press
Cy_Block
Australian reality television series
9 heads to the Wild West for the 2021 season promo for THE BLOCK". tvblackbox.com.au. Retrieved 6 July 2021. Knox, David (7 July 2021). "The Block 2021
The Block (Australian TV series)
The_Block_(Australian_TV_series)
Indian politician
Dubey of SAP 2000. In 2006, his mother Kanti Devi was elected Block Head from the local block and continues to hold the post. "कौन है माफिया राजन तिवारी
Rajan_Tiwari
Type of early internal combustion engine
from the more common L-head by its valve placement. In T-head engines, the intake valves are located on one side of the engine block and the exhaust valves
T-head_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
were tall deck big blocks available from 1949-1964. Each engine in this generation is quite similar with the same size block and heads. The 303-cubic-inch
Oldsmobile_V8_engine
LeMans-style race car by Rhys Millen Racing
increased from 3.8 litres (232 cu in) to 4.1 litres (250 cu in). The stock block, heads and valvetrain were retained, but an HKS T04Z turbocharger with an intercooler
Hyundai_PM580
American entrepreneur (born 1976)
which operated social media service Twitter; financial technology company Block, Inc., which owns and operates Square, Cash App, Afterpay, Bitkey, and Tidal;
Jack_Dorsey
American actor and stuntman (1896–1968)
Lexington, Kentucky and died in San Gabriel, California.[citation needed] Block-Heads (1938; uncredited) Swiss Miss (1938; uncredited) Way Out West (1937;
Ed_Brandenburg
Elected head of a Panchayat Samiti, local self government in india
of Panchayat Raj Institutions (or PRIs). The Block Pramukh, or president of the Block Panchayat, heads the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj system
Block_pramukh
Seal between engine block and cylinder head
In an internal combustion engine, a head gasket provides the seal between the engine block and cylinder head(s). Its purpose is to seal the combustion
Head_gasket
American multi-role fighter aircraft
new F-16 Block 70/72 was Bahrain. Greece announced the upgrade of 84 F-16C/D Block 52+ and Block 52+ Advanced (Block 52M) to the latest V (Block 70/72)
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon
Competition class in drag racing
that of a Funny Car. Simple short header pipes bolted onto the engine block heads extend down from the motor and curve upward just before reaching the
Pro_Modified
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
constructed by attaching heads designed for the planned 351 Cleveland (which debuted the following year) to a Ford small block. The construction was aided
Ford_Boss_302_engine
1944 film by Jules White
pipe was used twice by Laurel and Hardy: 1937's Way Out West and 1938's Block-Heads. Curly's utterance of "Manchewie" is likely a reference to the World
No_Dough_Boys
Former British toy manufacturer
Rich (28 February 2011). Funny Face!: An Amusing History of Potato Heads, Block Heads, and Magic Whiskers. Krause Publications. p. 116. ISBN 9781440225390
Peter_Pan_Playthings_Ltd
British actor (1887–1956)
Short) The Bohemian Girl (1936) Our Relations (1936) Way Out West (1937) Block-Heads (1938) The Flying Deuces (1939) A Chump at Oxford (1940) Saps at Sea
Charley_Rogers
the head of every issue there appeared a woodprint of a barber (which was Figaro's profession) attacking one of several effigy heads (block heads, that
Figaro_in_London
American comedy film screenwriter (1884–1963)
Court (1936) Our Relations (1936) Way Out West (1937) Swiss Miss (1938) Block-Heads (1938) You Nazty Spy! (1940) A Chump at Oxford (1940) Saps at Sea (1940)
Felix_Adler_(screenwriter)
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
compact OHV V8 internal combustion engine with aluminium cylinder block and cylinder heads, designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom, based on
Rover_V8_engine
Unicode character block
and Dingbat blocks Some heads and figures (e.g. 👦; 🛀; etc) are in Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs and Transport and Map Symbols blocks Additional
Emoticons_(Unicode_block)
Place in Tamil Nadu, India
krishnagiri ,84 km (52 mi) from Hosur,56 km (35 mi) from Dharmapuri, Kandili Block Head Quarters is Kandili town . Tirupathur City, Vaniyambadi City, Dharmapuri
Kandili_block
Season of television series
"Report: The Block now heads to Phillip Island in 2024". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2023. Perry, Kevin (2 October 2023). "THE BLOCK finds new home
The_Block_season_20
Prison in Wetumpka, Alabama, United States
February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022. Mcleod, Michael (9 May 2002). "Lynda Block Heads for the Electric Chair Convinced the Government Is the Enemy". Orlando
Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women
Julia_Tutwiler_Prison_for_Women
Rigging above a theater stage
between head blocks and loft blocks. Head block Head blocks are overhead multi-line blocks used for the lift lines and operating lines. Head blocks support
Fly_system
Town in Odisha, India
Paikmal is a town and Block Head Quarter in Bargarh district of Odisha state in eastern India. The location is famous for Nrusinghanath Temple. Paikmal
Paikmal
High school in South Africa
major blocks in the school are the Junior Block, the Senior Block, Science Block, Heads of Department (H.O.D.) Block and Technical Drawing (T.D.) Block. In
Stanger Manor Secondary School
Stanger_Manor_Secondary_School
American musician (born 1952)
Talking Heads. Byrne was born in Dumbarton, Scotland, and moved to the United States with his family as a child. He co-founded Talking Heads in 1975 in
David_Byrne
British club DJ
chatshow Heads Up with Richard Herring to discuss his life, career, antisemitism, and his love of poker.[citation needed] In September 2006, Block was on
Brandon_Block
Index of articles associated with the same name
A cam-in-block engine is where the camshaft is located in the engine block. Types of cam-in-block engines are: F-Head Engine Flathead engine Overhead valve
Cam-in-block
high-performance aluminium heads, machining of heads and the replacement of seats became equally commonly required. Aluminium cylinder heads could also be damaged
Automobile_engine_replacement
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
per cylinder, a cast-iron cylinder block, aluminum cylinder heads, and an aluminum intake manifold. However, the heads and intake manifold were redesigned
General_Motors_60°_V6_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
engines used the same block, bore spacing, and different combinations of bore and stroke. All Nailheads had cast iron blocks and heads. Both generation's
Buick_V8_engine
School in Australia
the Paleogene makes up the point. A bed of tuff just to the south of A block heads east-northeast to the coast and southwest inland. The whole region north
Taroona_High_School
Racing car model
retains the road car's cylinder block, heads and crankshaft, but uses competition components, including cylinder heads, con-rods, valves, camshafts and
Aston_Martin_Vantage_GT2
Type of cipher
In cryptography, a block cipher is a deterministic algorithm that operates on fixed-length groups of bits, called blocks. Block ciphers are the elementary
Block_cipher
Season of television series
July 2024). "The Block 2025 heads to Daylesford in Victoria". domain.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2024. Knox, David (11 July 2024). "The Block confirms Daylesford
The_Block_season_21
Unicode character block
characters in the Musical Symbols block: Ancient Greek Musical Notation (Unicode block) Byzantine Musical Symbols (Unicode block) Musical Symbols Supplement
Musical Symbols (Unicode block)
Musical_Symbols_(Unicode_block)
Kuwaiti animated television series
Block 13 (Arabic: قطعة ١٣, romanized: qiteat ṯālatha 'ash, stylised as 13 ق ط ع ة) is a Kuwaiti animated television series and unlicensed Arabic adaptation
Block_13
Part of Hinduja Group
together manufacturer's 100,000 MT of castings in the form of cylinder blocks, heads, housings, manifolds, brake drums etc., made of aluminum, cast iron
Hinduja_Foundries
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
1981. The engines feature a cast-iron block and head and two valves per cylinder. Engine block and cylinder heads were cast at Saginaw Metal Casting Operations
Pontiac_V8_engine
Internal combustion engine design
This is in contrast to reverse-flow cylinder head designs that have the ports on the same side. Crossflow heads use overhead valves, but these can be actuated
Crossflow_cylinder_head
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
directly to the rocker shafts from the main oil gallery. Cylinder heads on the Y-Block have always been a point for discussion. Because of the configuration
Ford_Y-block_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
the iron block/aluminum head 60° VG engine was produced in displacements between 2.0 and 3.3 liters. Early versions used SOHC cylinder heads with two
Nissan_VG_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
of the heads. A similar 221 flathead was used in Fords for 1937 and 1938 but the block was revised to have the water pumps mounted on the block. This design
Ford_flathead_V8_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
Untertürkheim, Germany. The family has a cast aluminium engine block and aluminium DOHC cylinder heads with 4 valves per cylinder and variable valve timing and
Mercedes-Benz_M271_engine
Worldwide local elections held in 2016
phase) 25 January: Bhutan, District Heads, District Agents, District Councillors, Block Heads, Block Deputies and Block Councils (1st round 1st phase) 2
2016_local_electoral_calendar
Piston engine form
the junk head was the usual design of head. Individual cylinder junk heads, sealed by a single ring, were also used on the inline H-block sleeve valve
Junk_head
Fighting style
elbows to block their bodies, crab style fighters are unique as they also use the reverse elbows to block their heads. The reverse elbow block can be used
Crab_Defense_(boxing_style)
Indian administrative body
The Kuttippuram Block Panchayat is the block-level administrative body that administers the region around Kuttippuram in Malappuram district, Kerala, India
Kuttippuram_Block_Panchayat
Topics referred to by the same term
occurs Blocking (radio), interference by an off-frequency signal Blocking probability, for calls in a telecommunications system Head-of-line blocking, in
Blocking
Chevrolet V8 engine
Gemini small-block engine is a dual-overhead cam (DOHC) V8 engine designed by General Motors. While generally considered a "small-block Chevy" engine
Chevrolet Gemini small-block engine
Chevrolet_Gemini_small-block_engine
compression ratio: 10.5:1 cylinder block & crankcase grey cast iron; die-forged steel crankshaft cylinder heads & valvetrain cast aluminium alloy; five
List of discontinued Volkswagen Group petrol engines
List_of_discontinued_Volkswagen_Group_petrol_engines
Engine made mostly from aluminum metal alloys
cylinder blocks, heads and pistons are commonplace. The first airplane engine to fly, in the Wright Flyer of 1903, had an aluminum cylinder block. All-aluminum
Aluminum internal combustion engine
Aluminum_internal_combustion_engine
of all programming that aired on the Fox Kids U.S. children's television block on Fox. List of programs broadcast by Jetix Fox Family Channel Fox Kids
List of programs broadcast by Fox Kids (block)
List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Fox_Kids_(block)
Village in Himachal Pradesh, India
headquarters Dharamshala. It is about 260 km from the state capital Shimla. Block Head office is also available in Nagrota surian. Nearby villages include Teen
Nagrota_Surian
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
bolt-ons and a block-mounted non-electric fuel pump. 460 "C": featured a higher lift (Police Interceptor) camshaft and better flowing heads (D2OE-AB) or
Ford_385_engine
Automobile engine foundry plant in Saginaw, Michigan
Opened under GM management in 1919, the factory produces engine blocks and cylinder heads for General Motors vehicles. The factory currently occupies 1
Saginaw Metal Casting Operations
Saginaw_Metal_Casting_Operations
Governmental Service
At Block Level: Officers posted at the Block level are designated as Chief Block Education Officer (CBEO). They serve as the administrative head of all
Rajasthan_Educational_Service
Restaurant chain based in Hamburg, Germany
specialize in steaks. The chain was founded in 1968 by Eugen Block and his sister Marlies Head. It owns 53 restaurants in Europe; 42 of which are in Germany
Block_House_(restaurant)
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
SOHC cylinder heads excel in low-mid torque and power, making the VZ series well-suited for various uses in cars, trucks, and SUVs. The blocks are all strongly
Toyota_VZ_engine
Type of engine made by Toyota
series launched with a die-cast aluminum engine block, aluminum cylinder heads and magnesium cylinder head covers. All UR engines feature variable valve
Toyota_UR_engine
Series of I6 engines built by American Motors and Chrysler
heads have "TUPY" cast in the center where the cracks used to occur. Despite the new casting having a better reputation than the earlier 0331 heads,
AMC_straight-6_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
Cylinder head: 4 valves (titanium) per cylinder Fuel injection/system: Sequential EFI with two injectors/cylinder Fuel: Methanol Block & head material:
Chevrolet_Indy_V8
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
built in Japan. The RZ series uses a cast-iron engine block and aluminum SOHC or DOHC cylinder heads. It has electronic fuel injection (EFI), 2 or 4 valves
Toyota_RZ_engine
Complete separation of the head from the body
Larson. Severed: a history of heads lost and heads found Liveright, 2014. Fabian, Ann (1 December 2014). "Losing our Heads (review of Larson's "Severed"
Decapitation
travel, tourism, insurance
BLOCK HEADS
BLOCK HEADS
Male
English
The Badger
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and North German
English, Scottish, and North German : variant of Brook.English, Scottish, and Scandinavian : nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.English : nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.Dutch : from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert .South German : nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.
Boy/Male
Native American
Black.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Girl/Female
Muslim
Clock
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from Middle English bleik, blek(e) ‘pallid’, ‘sallow’ (from Old Norse bleikr ‘pale’) with alteration of the vowel, although Reaney suggests it may be a nickname derived from Middle English blikie(n) ‘to shine or gleam’ (from Old English blīcian).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : origin uncertain; possibly from German Blick or Yiddish blik ‘glance’, ‘look’, and based on some now irrecoverable anecdote.German : Prussian variant of Blek, a nickname from Middle High German blic ‘shine’.German : short form of the Low German occupational name Blickslager ‘tinsmith’. Compare Bleck.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Bligger, Blickhart, based on blic ‘gleam’, ‘shine’, later ‘pale’.
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Indian, Irish
Stream; Badger
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Male
English
Surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English brocc BROCK means "badger."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname for someone with thick curly hair, from Old French floc ‘stable of wool’. Alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Old English flocc ‘herd’, ‘company’.German : unexplained.German (Flöck) : variant of Flück (see Fluck), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old Saxon flÅd ‘flood’.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Boy/Male
German American English
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