Locke
noun
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English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
Origin
* As an English, Dutch and German surname, variant of Lock. * As a Norwegian surname, Americanized from Løkke, from a farm name derived from Old Norse lykkja (“enclosure”). * As a Chinese surname, variant of Lok.
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