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Secret society at Yale University, US
Book and Snake or The Society of Book and Snake is a secret society for seniors at Yale University. It was established in 1863 and is the fifth-oldest
Book_and_Snake
Subspecies of snake
snake, king snake, leopard-spotted snake, milk sucker, pilot, red snake, sachem snake, sand-king, scarlet milk snake, spotted adder, and thunder-and-lightning
Eastern_milk_snake
American writer
semi-autobiographical book The Snake Pit was made into an Oscar-winning film. Ward authored eight books during her lifetime, the most noted being The Snake Pit, which
Mary_Jane_Ward
Species of snake
as the most venomous snake in the world, due to Ernst and Zug's published book Snakes in Question: The Smithsonian Answer Book from 1996. Associate Professor
Hydrophis_belcheri
Fictional character from the films Escape from New York and Escape from L.A.
on to appear in John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles, a four-part comic book miniseries released in 2003, and has frequently been referenced in
Snake_Plissken
Limbless, scaly, elongate reptile
Snakes are limbless reptiles of the squamate suborder Serpentes. Closely related to lizards and the tuatara, snakes are ectothermic, amniote, air-breathing
Snake
Species of snake
De Kay's brown snake, De Kay's snake, and simply the brown snake (along with many other snakes), is a small non-venomous species of snake in the family
DeKay's_brown_snake
Species of snake
The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus), sometimes called the red rat snake, is a species of North American rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species
Corn_snake
Species of the suborder Serpentes that produce venom
Venomous snakes are species of the suborder Serpentes that are capable of producing venom, which they use for killing prey, for defense, and to assist
Venomous_snake
Species of snake
rat snake, or Indian rat snake, is a common non-venomous species of colubrid snake found in parts of South and Southeast Asia. These are large snakes. Typical
Oriental_rat_snake
Species of snake
eastern pine snake, horn(ed) snake, New Jersey pine snake, North American pine snake, northern pine snake, pilot snake, and white gopher snake. By the nature
Pituophis_melanoleucus
Secret society at Yale University, US
societies, which includes Mace and Chain, Book and Snake, Elihu Club, St. Elmo’s Society, Scroll and Key, Skull and Bones, and Wolf’s Head Society. Berzelius
Berzelius_Society
Species of snake
including black snake, blue bull snake, blue gopher snake, blue indigo snake, eastern indigo snake, and indigo snake. The eastern indigo snake has uniformly
Eastern_indigo_snake
Species of snake
The smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is a species of North American nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is also referred to
Smooth_green_snake
2020 novel by Suzanne Collins
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a dystopian young adult action-adventure novel written by the American author Suzanne Collins. It is a prequel to
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The_Ballad_of_Songbirds_and_Snakes
Secret society at Yale University, US
includes Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, and the "Ancient Eight" which includes Book and Snake, Elihu, Berzelius, Mace and Chain, and St. Elmo’s. The society's
Skull_and_Bones
Species of snake
yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) is an extremely venomous species of snake from the subfamily Hydrophiinae (the sea snakes) found in tropical
Yellow-bellied_sea_snake
Species of snake
The grass snake (Natrix natrix), sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian semi-aquatic non-venomous colubrid snake. It is often
Grass_snake
Common name for snakes of the genus Thamnophis
Garter snake is the common name for small to medium-sized snakes belonging to the genus Thamnophis in the family Colubridae. They are native to North and Central
Garter_snake
Extremely venomous snake native to Australia
known as the western taipan, small-scaled snake, or fierce snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. It is endemic to semiarid
Inland_taipan
Species of snake
The mud snake (Farancia abacura) is a species of nonvenomous, semiaquatic, colubrid snake endemic to the southeastern United States. The mud snake usually
Mud_snake
Secret society at Yale University, US
original societies at Yale: Skull and Bones, Scroll and Key, Berzelius, Wolf's Head, Book and Snake, Elihu, and Mace and Chain. St. Elmo Society was founded
St._Elmo_Society
Secret society at Yale University, US
"Ancient Eight" which adds Book and Snake, Elihu, Berzelius, Mace and Chain, St. Elmo’s. At the close of Thursday and Sunday sessions, members are known
Scroll_and_Key
Species of snake
brown water snake (Nerodia taxispilota) is a large species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States. This snake is often
Brown_water_snake
Senior society at Yale University, US
founded in 1903 and takes its name from Elihu Yale. Elihu is one of the "ancient eight", which includes Mace and Chain, Book and Snake, Berzalius, St.
Elihu_Club
Species of snake
The green water snake (Nerodia cyclopion) is a common species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States. N. cyclopion is
Green_water_snake
Words joined with underscores
Snake case (sometimes stylized autologically as snake_case) is the naming convention in which each space is replaced with an underscore (_) character
Snake_case
Subspecies of snake
The northern redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata) is a nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae, a subspecies of Storeria occipitomaculata
Northern_redbelly_snake
Species of snake
The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is indigenous to
Common_garter_snake
Species of snake
known as the eastern coral snake, common coral snake, American cobra, and more, is a species of highly venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The
Micrurus_fulvius
Genus of snakes
Pituophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bullsnakes, which are endemic to North America
Pituophis
Species of snake
The eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos) is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The venom is specifically
Eastern_hognose_snake
Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme
The Snake Charmer is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme produced around 1879. After it was used on the cover of Edward Said's
The_Snake_Charmer
Subspecies of snake
The Texas brown snake (Storeria dekayi texana), a subspecies of Storeria dekayi, is a nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to North
Texas_brown_snake
Species of snake
species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America and Central America. Eleven
Eastern_racer
Species of snake
American water snake, northern banded water snake, northern water snake, spotted water snake, streaked snake, water pilot, and water snake. The common watersnake
Common_watersnake
Species of snake
The smooth earth snake (Virginia valeriae) is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid snake native to the eastern half of the United States. The specific
Smooth_earth_snake
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
symbol depicting a snake or dragon eating its own tail. The ouroboros entered Western tradition via ancient Egyptian iconography and the Greek magical
Ouroboros
The largest living snakes in the world, measured either by length or by weight, are various members of the Boidae and Pythonidae families. They include
List_of_largest_snakes
1894 short story in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
as a short book. Kipling was likely inspired by Book 5 of Panchatantra, an ancient Indian collection, which includes a mongoose and snake story. Nearly
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Species of snake
as the plain-bellied water snake or plainbelly water snake, is a common species of semi-aquatic, non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to the United States
Nerodia_erythrogaster
Artifacts from the Minoan civilization
Two Minoan snake goddess figurines were excavated in 1903 in the Minoan palace at Knossos in the Greek island of Crete. The decades-long excavation programme
Minoan snake goddess figurines
Minoan_snake_goddess_figurines
Species of snakes
water snake, brown queen snake, diamond-back water snake, leather snake, moon snake, North American seven-banded snake, olive water snake, pale snake, queen
Queen_snake
Subspecies of snake
K. P. and D. D. Davis. 1941. Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada. This snake is a black snake. G. P. Putnam's Sons. New York. 365 pp
Southern_black_racer
Species of reptile
include blow snake, bluffer, plains hognose snake, prairie hognose snake, spoonbill snake, spreadhead snake, Texas hognose snake, Texas rooter, and western
Western_hognose_snake
Subspecies of snake
regal ringneck snake, is a subspecies of ringneck snake endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The regal ringneck snake is typically
Diadophis_punctatus_regalis
Species of snake
coral snake and el coralillo tejano in Mexican Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the southern and southwestern
Texas_coral_snake
Venom and aggression rankings
[update] there are 3,971 known snake species worldwide, with around 600 venomous species. This is an overview of the snakes that pose a significant health
List_of_dangerous_snakes
American actor and producer (born 1964)
Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, and Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria
Hank_Azaria
British journalist and broadcaster (1953–2001)
Diamond's second book, Snake Oil and Other Preoccupations, was edited by his brother-in-law Dominic Lawson, editor of The Sunday Telegraph, and published posthumously
John_Diamond_(journalist)
Species of snake
found in California, Oregon, and Washington; in Canada, it is found in British Columbia. The northwestern garter snake is small, with adults averaging
Northwestern_garter_snake
Subspecies of snake
pleuralis, the midland water snake, a subspecies of the common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon), is a nonvenomous natricine snake, which is endemic to North
Nerodia_sipedon_pleuralis
American Wall Street stockbroker
University. While attending Yale, Bouvier was a member of the Book and Snake secret society and the Cloister Club. He graduated in 1914. Upon his graduation
John_Vernou_Bouvier_III
Species of reptile
Agkistrodon piscivorus is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. It is one of the world's few semiaquatic
Agkistrodon_piscivorus
Species of snake
eastern fox snake, is a species of nonvenomous rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America. Between about 1990 and 2011, foxsnakes
Pantherophis_vulpinus
Highly venomous snake native to Australia
The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), often referred to as the common brown snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae
Eastern_brown_snake
Subspecies of snake
catenifer affinis, commonly known as the Sonoran gopher snake, is a nonvenomous subspecies of colubrid snake that is endemic to the southwestern United States
Pituophis_catenifer_affinis
Species of snake
Opheodrys aestivus, commonly known as the rough green snake, is a species of nonvenomous North American snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae
Opheodrys_aestivus
1948 film by Anatole Litvak
The Snake Pit is a 1948 American psychological drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste
The_Snake_Pit
Species of snake
the western rat snake, black rat snake (not to be confused with Pantherophis alleghaniensis), pilot black snake, or simply black snake, is a nonvenomous
Pantherophis_obsoletus
2021 novel by Darcie Little Badger
It was also a Newbery Honor book and was longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. A Snake Falls to Earth follows the lives
A_Snake_Falls_to_Earth
2025 video game
Delta: Snake Eater is a 2025 action-adventure stealth game developed and published by Konami. It is a remake of the 2004 game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Metal_Gear_Solid_Delta:_Snake_Eater
Venomous snake found in the Nile region
word "aspis", which in antiquity referred to any one of several venomous snake species found in the Nile region. The specific epithet, aspis, is a Greek
Asp_(snake)
Genus of snakes
snakes, one of three genera containing species with the common name mussurana or musurana (Portuguese: muçurana). Clelia is a genus of large snakes in
Clelia_(snake)
Species of snake
also known commonly as Dubois' sea snake and the reef shallows sea snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the
Aipysurus_duboisii
Species of snake
occipitomaculata, commonly known as the redbelly snake or the red-bellied snake, is a species of harmless snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae
Storeria_occipitomaculata
Species of reptile
include horn snake, red-lined snake, red-lined horned snake, red-sided snake, sand hog, sand snake, and striped wampum. Dorsally, rainbow snakes have smooth
Farancia_erytrogramma
Secret society at Yale University, US
is part of a four-society "Consortium" with Manuscript Society, Book and Snake, and Berzelius. Contemporary membership is based on an election process
Aurelian_Honor_Society
university. He was a member of the Book and Snake Society as an undergraduate. He was a founder of the Aurelian Honor Society and published "The Aurelian honor
Loomis_Havemeyer
Species of snake
Cemophora coccinea, commonly known as the scarlet snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species
Cemophora_coccinea
Species of snake
closely related to water snakes and grass snakes. It resembles an Asian version of the American garter snake. It is quite a common snake but is rarely seen
Buff_striped_keelback
Species of snake
The western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) is a western North American species of colubrid snake. At least five subspecies are recognized
Western terrestrial garter snake
Western_terrestrial_garter_snake
Species of venomous snake
of highly venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is native to South Asia. It was described in 1797 by George Shaw and Frederick Polydore
Russell's_viper
Folk medicine for curing snake bites
Nagina, snake stone was the main subject. In the 2008 Neil Gaiman novel The Graveyard Book, an item in the book was a snake stone described as rare and valuable
Snake-stone
Subspecies of snake
edwardsii, commonly known as the northern ringneck snake, is a subspecies of Diadophis punctatus, a snake in the family Colubridae. The subspecies is endemic
Diadophis_punctatus_edwardsii
Species of snake
medium-sized colubrid snake commonly referred to as the glossy snake or the faded snake, which is native to southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Glossy_snake
Highly modified saliva containing zootoxins
Snake venom is a highly toxic saliva containing zootoxins that facilitates in the immobilization and digestion of prey. This also provides defense against
Snake_venom
Species of snake
recognized. This snake was first described by Samuel Booker McDowell in 1979 Adults grow to 8.25 ft (2.5 m) in length. They have very loose skin and are known
Acrochordus_arafurae
Indian fairy tale
The Snake Prince is an Indian fairy tale, a Punjabi story collected by Major Campbell in Feroshepore. Andrew Lang included it in The Olive Fairy Book (1907)
The_Snake_Prince
Species of snake
Kennicott's snake, Kirtland's red snake, Kirtland's water snake, little red snake, Ohio Valley water snake, and spread head. Kirtland's snake is small and slender
Kirtland's_snake
Italian fairy tale
has been variously translated as The Enchanted Snake, by author Andrew Lang for The Green Fairy Book, as The Serpent Prince, by illustrator Edmund Dulac
The_Enchanted_Snake
Species of snake
States and British Columbia. Additional common names for C. tenuis include brown snake, gentle brown snake, Oregon worm snake, Pacific brown snake, Pacific
Sharp-tailed_snake
Species of snake
ISBN 978-0-9754641-1-3. Schmidt KP, Davis DD (1941). Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 365 pp. (Lampropeltis
Speckled_kingsnake
Species of snake
The red-headed krait (Bungarus flaviceps) is a large and highly venomous elapid snake with dramatic coloration. The red-headed krait can grow to a length
Red-headed_krait
Genus of snakes
Sonoran coral snake, western coral snake, Arizona coral snake, and coralillo in Mexican Spanish, is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern
Micruroides
Species of snake
The checkered garter snake (Thamnophis marcianus) is a species of garter snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native
Checkered_garter_snake
Species of snake
The long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America. It has
Long-nosed_snake
Genus of snakes
Heterodon is a genus of harmless colubrid snakes endemic to North America. They are stout with upturned snouts and are perhaps best known for their characteristic
Heterodon
has about 30 species of venomous snakes, which include 23 species of rattlesnakes, three species of coral snakes, and four species of American moccasins
List of fatal snake bites in the United States
List_of_fatal_snake_bites_in_the_United_States
Species of snake
nonvenomous colubrid snake, commonly referred to as the coachwhip, whip snake or the red racer. It is endemic to the United States and Mexico. Three subspecies
Masticophis_flagellum
Genus of snakes
species, four of which are known as brown snakes, and one of which is known as the redbelly snake. These snakes, which are non-venomous, are not to be confused
Storeria
Species of snake
Oxybelis aeneus, commonly known as the Mexican vine snake or brown vine snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to the Americas. Oxybelis aeneus
Oxybelis_aeneus
Species of snake
known commonly as the Texas blind snake, the Texas slender blind snake, or the Texas threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Rena_dulcis
Species of snake
Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North
Butler's_garter_snake
Species of snake
The southeastern crown snake (Tantilla coronata) is a common species of small colubrid snake endemic to the southeastern United States. Tantilla coronata
Southeastern_crown_snake
Species of snake
Heterodon simus, commonly known as the southern hog-nosed snake, is a harmless snake species endemic to the southeastern United States. No subspecies are
Southern_hognose_snake
Species of snake
snake (Liodytes rigida), also known commonly as the glossy crayfish snake, the glossy swampsnake, the glossy water snake, and the striped water snake
Crayfish_snake
Fictional animal character
in The Jungle Book, Kaa is a huge and powerful snake, more than 100 years old and still in his prime. In "Kaa's Hunting", Bagheera and Baloo enlist Kaa's
Kaa
Species of snake
known as the diamondback water snake, is a species of nonvenomous natricine colubrid endemic to the central United States and northern Mexico. There are three
Nerodia_rhombifer
Species of reptile
also known simply as the copperhead, is a widespread species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern United States of America; it is a member
Eastern_copperhead
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Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Hanna, ANE means "favor; grace."
Female
Finnish
Estonian and Finnish pet form of Greek Hanna, ANU means "favor; grace."
Boy/Male
English
Cook.
Girl/Female
Australian, Dutch
Loving and Musical
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the bird (Old English hrÅc), most likely given to a person with very dark hair or a dark complexion or to someone with a raucous voice.English : some early examples, such as Robert of ye Rook (London 1318) and Henry del Rook (Staffordshire 1332), point clearly to a local name of some kind. The first of these could be from a house sign, the second may be a variant of Rock 1.German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with hrok, of uncertain origin; perhaps a cognate of 1 or from Middle High German rÅhen ‘to cry or yell (in battle)’ or Old High German ruoh ‘intent’.Perhaps an altered spelling of German Ruck.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of boots, from Middle English, Old French bote (of unknown origin).Dutch and North German : metonymic occupational name for a boatman, from Dutch boot ‘boat’.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Buche.English
Americanized spelling of German Buche.English : see Book.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived on patch of sandy soil, from the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish or Jewish name it was often purely ornamental.Dutch and Belgian : reduced form of Van den Sand(e), Van den Zande, a habitational name from places such as Zande in West Flanders or various minor places named with zand ‘sand’.English and Scottish : from a short form of Alexander.French : from a Germanic personal name, Sando.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, ‘land’, ‘territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest glade, Middle English, Old French la(u)nde, or a habitational name from Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in West Yorkshire, which are named with this word.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see 1 above).
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands, etc., from Middle English band, bond, Middle High German, Middle Low German bant, German Band denoting something used for tying or binding: ‘hoop’, ‘metal band’, ‘fetter’, ‘shackle’.Old spelling of the Dutch cognates Bant, Bande, from Middle Dutch bant ‘band’.
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house, from Old English cÅc (Latin coquus). There has been some confusion with Cocke.Irish and Scottish : usually identical in origin with the English name, but in some cases a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cúg ‘son of Hugo’ (see McCook).In North America Cook has absorbed examples of cognate and semantically equivalent names from other languages, such as German and Jewish Koch.Erroneous translation of French Lécuyer (see Lecuyer).Francis Cooke (died 1663) and his eldest son John were passengers on the Mayflower in 1621; they were joined two years later by Francis’s wife and other children. In the words of William Bradford, when he died he had ‘lived to see his children’s children have children’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : habitational name from Look in Puncknowle, Dorset, named in Old English with lūce ‘enclosure’.English : possibly a variant of Luck 3.Northern English and Scottish : from a vernacular pet form of Lucas.Dutch (van Look) : topographic name from look ‘enclosure’ or habitational name from a place named with this word.Thomas Look (b. c. 1622) was in Lynn, MA, by 1646. His son, also called Thomas (b. 1646), moved to Martha’s Vineyard about 1670.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English
A Small Stream; Near the Stream or Brook; From the Stream Near the Hollow; From the Western Stream
Male
English
Unisex pet form of English Andrew and Andrea, ANDY means "man; warrior."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a brook or stream, from Middle Englisk brook, Old English brÅc ‘brook’, ‘stream’.North German and Dutch : topographic name for someone who lived by a water meadow or marsh, from Low German brook, Dutch broek (cognate with German Bruch and Old English brÅc; see 1).Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Bruck or German Bruch.
Female
Serbian
(Bulgarian and Serbian Ðна): Bulgarian and Serbian form of Greek Hanna, ANA means "favor; grace."
Male
English
 English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English broc, BROOK means "brook, stream."
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : from Middle English hoke, Old English hÅc ‘hook’, in any of a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made and sold hooks as agricultural implements or employed them in his work; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a ‘hook’ of land, i.e. the bend of a river or the spur of a hill; or as a nickname (in part a survival of an Old English byname) for someone with a hunched back or a hooked nose. A similar ambiguity of interpretation presents itself in the case of Crook. In some cases the surname may be habitational from any of various places named Hook(e), from this word, as for example in Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire.Swedish (Hö(ö)k) : nickname or a metonymic occupational name from hök ‘hawk’, a soldier’s name.
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