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Topics referred to by the same term
up bloc, blocs, Bloc, or błoć in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bloc may refer to: Political bloc, a coalition of political parties Trade bloc, a type
Bloc
Cold War coalition of communist states
The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc (Combloc), the Soviet Bloc, the Socialist Bloc and the Workers Bloc, was an unofficial coalition of
Eastern_Bloc
English indie rock band
Bloc Party are an English rock band that was formed in London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell
Bloc_Party
Federal political party in Canada
The Bloc Québécois (BQ or Bloc) is a federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebecois nationalism, social democracy, and the promotion of Quebecois
Bloc_Québécois
Group of voters motivated by a common concern
A voting bloc is a group of voters that are strongly motivated by a specific common concern or group of concerns to the point that such specific concerns
Voting_bloc
Tactic used by groups of protesters
A black bloc (sometimes black block) is a tactic used by protesters who wear black clothing, ski masks, scarves, sunglasses, motorcycle helmets with padding
Black_bloc
Shopping mall in Los Angeles, California
The Bloc (stylized as THE BLOC), formerly Macy's Plaza and Broadway Plaza, is an open-air shopping center in downtown Los Angeles at 700 South Flower Street
The_Bloc
Group of states aligned with the United States during the Cold War
The Western Bloc, also known as the Capitalist Bloc, the Freedom Bloc, the Free Bloc, and the American Bloc was an unofficial coalition of countries that
Western_Bloc
Colombian National Police special operations unit
The Search Bloc (Spanish: Bloque de Búsqueda) is the name of three different ad hoc special operation units of the National Police of Colombia. They were
Search_Bloc
Political party in Portugal
The Left Bloc (Portuguese: Bloco de Esquerda [ˈblɔku ðɨ ɨʃˈkeɾðɐ], BE), colloquially shortened as O Bloco, is a political party in Portugal. A left-wing
Left_Bloc
The gold bloc were seven countries led by France that stuck to the gold standard monetary policy during the Great Depression, even though many other countries
Gold_bloc
Political party in Ukraine
The Opposition Bloc (Ukrainian: Опозиційний блок, romanized: Opozitsiyniy blok, Russian: Оппозиционный блок, romanized: Oppozitsionniy blok) was a pro-Russian
Opposition_Bloc
Political party in India
The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) is a left-wing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939
All_India_Forward_Bloc
Indian political incident, related to All India Trinamool Congress
two factions namely Mamata Banerjee–Abhishek Banerjee bloc and Ritabrata Banerjee–Sandipan Saha bloc. On 4 May 2026, after the 2026 West Bengal assembly
2026 All India Trinamool Congress split
2026_All_India_Trinamool_Congress_split
Intergovernmental open trading group
A trade bloc is a type of intergovernmental agreement, often part of a regional intergovernmental organization, where barriers to trade (tariffs and others)
Trade_bloc
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up en bloc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. En bloc means "all together". It may refer to: En Bloc, a Singaporean television drama A type of ammunition
En_bloc
French historian (1886–1944)
London: Routledge. pp. 205–218. ISBN 978-1-31794-335-8. Fink, C. (1998). "Marc Bloc and the Drôle de Guerre: Prelude to the "Strange Defeat"". In Blatt, J. (ed
Marc_Bloch
Eastern European military alliance (1955–1991)
signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republics in Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955, during the
Warsaw_Pact
Political alliance in Ukraine
The Our Ukraine – People's Self-Defense Bloc (Ukrainian: Блок Наша Україна – Народна Самооборона, romanized: Blok Nasha Ukraina – Narodna Samooborona,
Our Ukraine – People's Self-Defense Bloc
Our_Ukraine_–_People's_Self-Defense_Bloc
Topics referred to by the same term
Croatian Bloc may refer to: Croatian Bloc (coalition), a coalition of political parties active in the first half of the 20th century in the Kingdom of
Croatian_Bloc
Japanese imperialist policy (1905–1945)
The yen bloc (円ブロック, En burokku) refers to a policy of economic imperialism wherein the yen, the currency of the Empire of Japan, dominated over the economies
Yen_bloc
Lebanese political bloc
Renewal Bloc (Arabic: كتلة تجدد) also known as Kutlat Tajadod is one of the parliamentary blocs in the Lebanese Parliament that was formed after the 2022
Renewal_Bloc
Political alliance of Soviet communists against Joseph Stalin
The Bloc of Oppositions, also known as Trotsky's bloc and called by the Soviet press the Bloc of Rights and Trotskyites, was a political alliance created
Bloc_of_Soviet_Oppositions
Political party in Moldova
electoral „Alternativa”, lit. '"Alternative" political bloc' or '"Alternative" electoral bloc', BA or BeA) is a political alliance in Moldova founded
Alternative_(political_bloc)
Defunct Egyptian electoral alliance
The Egyptian Bloc (Arabic: الكتلة المصرية, al-kutla al-miṣrīya) was an electoral alliance in Egypt. It was formed in August 2011 by several liberal, social
Egyptian_Bloc
Topics referred to by the same term
India Bloc may refer to: Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance All India Forward Bloc All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist) This disambiguation
India_Bloc
Political party that is a constituent of an electoral bloc
A bloc party (German: Blockpartei), sometimes called a satellite party, is a political party that is a constituent member of an electoral bloc. However
Bloc_party
French sculptor
André Bloc (Algiers, May 23, 1896 – New Delhi, November 8, 1966) was a French sculptor, magazine editor, and founder of several specialist journals. He
André_Bloc
Political party in Benin
The Republican Bloc (French: Bloc Républicain, BR) is a political party in Benin, led by Abdoulaye Bio Tchané. In the 2019 Beninese parliamentary election
Republican_Bloc
Israeli far-left, anti-zionist organization
Radical Bloc is an Israeli far-left organization, and a contingent of the Hadash party, based in Jaffa, Tel Aviv. The group was formed alongside the Anti-Occupation
Radical_Bloc
Political party in Ukraine
The Lytvyn Bloc, formerly Lytvyn's People's Bloc, (Ukrainian: Блок Литвина, formerly Народний блок Литвина) was a centrist political alliance in Ukraine
Lytvyn_Bloc
Political party in Ukraine
outlet for Petro Poroshenko. The party with its then name Petro Poroshenko Bloc won 132 of the 423 contested seats in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election
European_Solidarity
Political party in Russia
romanized: Narodno-patrioticheskiy soyuz «Rodina») was a Russian political bloc that existed from 2003 to 2005, founded by economist Sergey Glazyev. Its
Rodina_(political_bloc)
The Bloc Lorrain (English: Lorraine Block) was an anarchist association based in Lorraine, France, primarily composed of former members of the Yellow Vests
Bloc_Lorrain
15, 2025). "Le Bloc saisit les tribunaux pour Terrebonne" [The Bloc is going to the court for Terrebonne]. Le Devoir (in French). "Bloc Québécois files
2025 Canadian federal election
2025_Canadian_federal_election
Political alliance in Moldova
The Patriotic Electoral Bloc (Romanian: Blocul Electoral Patriotic, BEP), officially the Patriotic Electoral Bloc of Socialists, Communists, the Heart
Patriotic_Electoral_Bloc
Electronic music festival in England
Bloc Festival was an electronic music festival in England which began in 2006. It was devoted to electronic music of all genres including electro, hip
Bloc_Festival
Topics referred to by the same term
The Constitutional Bloc may refer to: Constitutional Bloc (Bulgaria), a defunct political alliance in Bulgaria Constitutional Bloc (Lebanon), a political
Constitutional_Bloc
Hezbollah's political party in Lebanon's parliament
The Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Arabic: كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة) is the political wing of Hezbollah in the Parliament of Lebanon. Along with Amal, it
Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc
Loyalty_to_the_Resistance_Bloc
Topics referred to by the same term
Bloc may refer to: Democratic Bloc (Bahrain) Democratic Bloc (Peru) Democratic Bloc (Czech Republic) Democratic Bloc (East Germany) Democratic Bloc (Eritrea)
Democratic_Bloc
Apartment building in Bucharest, Romania
Carlton Bloc (Romanian: Blocul Carlton) was a residential block located in Bucharest, Romania, at 9 Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard, completed in October 1936
Carlton_Bloc
Revolutionary wave overthrowing most communist states in Europe
resulted in the collapse of most Marxist–Leninist governments in the Eastern Bloc and other parts of the world (this wave is sometimes referred to as the "Autumn
Revolutions_of_1989
Defunct Egyptian electoral alliance
The Islamist Bloc (Arabic: الكتلة الإسلامية), formally the Alliance for Egypt, was an electoral alliance of Egyptian political parties, formed for the
Islamist_Bloc
Political party in India
Bengal Forward Bloc is a left-wing political party in India. It was established on 27 March 2023 as a breakway faction of All India Forward Bloc when the party
West_Bengal_Forward_Bloc
Topics referred to by the same term
Southern Bloc may refer to: Lao Development Association, a political party originally known as the Southern Bloc Southern Bloc (South Sudan), a parliamentary
Southern_Bloc
Political party in Canada
The Bloc Montreal (French: Bloc Montréal) was a provincial political party in Quebec. It represented the interests of Montreal residents. The party ran
Bloc_Montreal
Topics referred to by the same term
National Bloc can refer to: Lebanese National Bloc (Lebanon) (Arabic: الكتلة الوطنية), political party founded in 1936 National Bloc (France) was a right-wing
National_Bloc
Residential building in Barcelona, Spain
Casa Bloc is a residential building constructed between 1932 and 1936, located at 101 Passeig de Torras i Bages, in the Sant Andreu district of the city
Casa_Bloc
Political party in Spain
The Bloc for Mallorca (Catalan: Bloc per Mallorca, Bloc) was an electoral alliance in Mallorca formed by the PSM–Nationalist Agreement, United Left–The
Bloc_for_Mallorca
1920s-1940s proposal for Italy-France-Spain-Portugal
The Latin Bloc (Italian: Blocco Latino; French: Bloc Latin; Spanish: Bloque Latino; Portuguese: Bloco Latino; Romanian: Blocul Latin) was a proposal for
Latin Bloc (proposed alliance)
Latin_Bloc_(proposed_alliance)
Pro-European political bloc in Moldova
electoral bloc') is a pro-European political bloc in Moldova composed by the Party of Change (PS) and the Ecologist Green Party (PVE). The bloc was created
Together_(political_bloc)
UK hotel chain
Bloc Hotels are a UK based hotel chain. It is noted for the innovative design of its hotel rooms, which are constructed offsite, and then installed in
Bloc_Hotels
Political alliance in Ukraine
The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (Ukrainian: Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine
Yulia_Tymoshenko_Bloc
country. A political group, also known as a political alliance, coalition or bloc, is cooperation by members of different political parties on a common agenda
List of political groups by country
List_of_political_groups_by_country
Political strategy
Orthodox Jewish bloc voting is a political strategy used by Orthodox Jewish communities in the United States, predominantly in New York and New Jersey
Orthodox_Jewish_bloc_voting
The discography of Bloc Party, a British indie rock band, consists of six studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), and two remix albums released on primary
Bloc_Party_discography
Indian big tent political coalition led by the INC
Democratic Alliance in the 2024 Bihar political crisis two weeks later. The bloc held its first event together on 22 December 2023, when nationwide protests
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Indian_National_Developmental_Inclusive_Alliance
2013–2017 Bulgarian political alliance
The Reformist Bloc (Bulgarian: Реформаторски блок, romanized: Reformatorski blok) was a centre-right electoral alliance in Bulgaria. The coalition agreement
Reformist_Bloc
International anti-communist organization
Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations (ABN) was an international anti-communist organization founded as a coordinating center for anti-communist and nationalist
Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations
Anti-Bolshevik_Bloc_of_Nations
Political party in Lebanon
The Tripoli Bloc has been one of the political blocs present in the Lebanese Parliament. In 1961, the bloc had four members in the parliament. All members
Tripoli_Bloc
Belarusian youth social movement
The Youth Bloc (Belarusian: Моладзевы блок, Moladzevy blok) is a Belarusian social movement that emerged as an association of social activists and bloggers
Youth_Bloc
Political party in Poland
Catholic Bloc (Polish: Polski Blok Katolicki, PBK) was a Christian-democratic electoral alliance in Poland. Its full name was the Polish Catholic Bloc of the
Polish_Catholic_Bloc
Political alliance in Ukraine
The Democratic Bloc (Ukrainian: Демократичний Блок; Demokratychnyi Blok) was a political alliance and an electoral bloc in Ukraine founded during the election
Democratic_Bloc_(Ukraine)
American rapper (born 1996)
James Lee Baker (born May 19, 1996), known professionally as BlocBoy JB, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. Baker is best known for his 2018
BlocBoy_JB
Lucien Bouchard, the first leader of the Bloc Québécois, was elected by acclamation by the MPs who formed the Bloc in 1990. When the party held its first
Bloc Québécois leadership elections
Bloc_Québécois_leadership_elections
Political party in Canada
The Bloc populaire canadien (French pronunciation: [blɔk pɔpylɛʁ kanadjɛ̃], lit. 'Canadian Popular Bloc'), often shortened to the Bloc populaire or the
Bloc_populaire
Political party in Senegal
Senegalese Democratic Bloc (in French: Bloc Démocratique Sénégalais) was a political party in Senegal, founded on 27 October 1948 by Léopold Sédar Senghor
Senegalese_Democratic_Bloc
The Central Bolívar Bloc (Spanish: Bloque Central Bolívar or BCB) was a Colombian paramilitary organization and a bloc of the United Self-Defense Forces
Central_Bolívar_Bloc
Parliamentary bloc in the Lebanese parliament
Independent National Bloc (Arabic: التكتل الوطني المستقل) is a parliamentary bloc in the Lebanese parliament, formed in 2018 by Marada Movement, Dignity
Independent_National_Bloc
Former political bloc in Russia
Fatherland – All Russia was a political bloc that existed in Russia from 1998 to 2002. The bloc consisted of the Fatherland movement, the All Russia movement
Fatherland_–_All_Russia
The People's Bloc (Bulgarian: Народен блок, romanized: Naroden Blok) was the ruling coalition of Bulgaria between 29 June 1931 and 19 May 1934. During
People's_Bloc_(Bulgaria)
Ukrainian political party
Opposition Bloc, formerly called Opposition Bloc — Party for Peace and Development until June 2019, was a Ukrainian political party that was founded in
Opposition_Bloc_(2019)
Political party in San Marino
The Patriotic Bloc was a far-right coalition of parties which ran undisputed in the Sammarinese election of 1923. The Bloc was dominated by the Sammarinese
Patriotic_Bloc_(San_Marino)
Centre-right political party in Lebanon
The National Bloc is a centre-right secular political party in Lebanon that was founded in 1943 as a parliamentary bloc for the 1943 Lebanese elections
National_Bloc_(Lebanon)
Political party in Russia
The Left Bloc (LB; Russian: Левый блок; ЛБ; Levyj blok, LB) was a social movement that united activists of the Russian left and far-left organizations
Left_Bloc_(Russia)
American politician and activist (born 1989)
Party and a member of the "Squad", an informal progressive congressional bloc. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Parkchester neighborhood of the
Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
Pro-Russia political bloc in Moldova
romanized: Pobeda, stylised as Pobeda – Victorie) is a pro-Russian political bloc in Moldova, established by the fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor and his allied
Victory_(political_bloc)
Central Bloc (Portuguese: Bloco Central) is the name given in Portugal to the grand coalition of the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party which
Central_Bloc
Political party in Spain
The Valencian Nationalist Bloc (Valencian: Bloc Nacionalista Valencià, Bloc or BNV; IPA: [ˈblɔɡ nasionaˈlista valensiˈa]) was a Valencian nationalist
Valencian_Nationalist_Bloc
Political party
Al-Sadiqoun Bloc (Arabic: كتلة الصادقون) or just Al-Sadiqoun is a Shia Islamist political party in Iraq led by Adnan Fayhan Moussa Cheri. Al-Sadiqoun (literally
Al-Sadiqoun_Bloc
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
(USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc. It began in the aftermath of the Second World War and ended
Cold_War
Political party in Bolivia
The Unity Bloc (Spanish: Bloque de Unidad), is a Bolivian electoral coalition that was formed on 18 December 2024 under the name "Bloque de Unidad", with
Unity_(Bolivia)
State control of mass communications in the USSR and its European satellites
Eastern Bloc media and propaganda was controlled directly by each country's communist party, which controlled the state media, censorship and propaganda
Eastern Bloc media and propaganda
Eastern_Bloc_media_and_propaganda
Israeli political alliance
The Anti-Occupation Bloc (in Hebrew: הגוש נגד הכיבוש, in Arabic: الكتلة ضد الاحتلال) is an Israeli alliance of Jewish and Palestinian political movements
Anti-Occupation_Bloc
Western Bloc intelligence agents, military personnel, scientists, politicians, diplomats and other prominent people, who defected to the Eastern Bloc or non-aligned
List of Western Bloc defectors
List_of_Western_Bloc_defectors
Political party in Burma
The Freedom Bloc (Burmese: ဗမာ့ထွက်ရပ်ဂိုဏ်း), later known as Dobama-Sinyetha Asiayone (Burmese: တို့ဗမာဆင်းရဲသားအစည်းအရုံး), was a political party in
Freedom_Bloc
Outlawed political party in Vietnam
Bloc 8406 (Vietnamese: Khối 8406) is a small unified coalition of political groups in Vietnam that advocates for democratic reforms in Vietnam. It is named
Bloc_8406
Shopping mall in the Philippines
Ayala Malls Central Bloc (or simply Central Bloc by the locals) is a large shopping mall in Cebu IT Park developed by Cebu Holdings Incorporated, becoming
Ayala_Malls_Central_Bloc
2004 EP by Bloc Party
Bloc Party is an EP compilation of Bloc Party's first two UK-only singles: "She's Hearing Voices" and "Banquet/Staying Fat". Released on 24 May 2004,
Bloc_Party_(EP)
Political party in the Czech Republic
Česká Suverenita), formerly also known as Free Bloc (Czech: VOLNÝ blok) and Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc (Czech: Suverenita – Blok Jany Bobošíkové)
Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy
Czech_Sovereignty_of_Social_Democracy
Croatian political party
The Bloc for Croatia (Croatian: Blok za Hrvatsku) is a right-wing nationalist political party in Croatia. After a disagreement between Zlatko Hasanbegović
Bloc_for_Croatia
multisubunit protein complex in a group of complexes that also includes BLOC-2 and BLOC-3. BLOC-1 is required for normal biogenesis of specialized organelles of
Biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex 1
Biogenesis_of_lysosome-related_organelles_complex_1
2012 studio album by Bloc Party
Four is the fourth studio album by British rock band Bloc Party. It was recorded in late 2011 and early 2012 at Stratosphere Sound, New York City, with
Four_(Bloc_Party_album)
Colombian paramilitary bloc
The Cacique Nutivara Bloc (in Spanish, Bloque Cacique Nutibara, or BCN) was a Colombian paramilitary bloc founded by Diego Murillo Bejarano, affiliated
Cacique_Nutibara_Bloc
Indian political party
All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar) was a political party in India, emerging out of split from the All India Forward Bloc. In the spring of 1948 the recently
All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar)
All_India_Forward_Bloc_(Ruikar)
Lebanese political party
Constitutional Bloc (Arabic: الكتلة الدستورية; transliterated as Al Kutla ad Dustuuriyya) was a Lebanese political party established in 1934 by Bechara
Constitutional_Bloc_(Lebanon)
Political party in the Czech Republic
Democratic Bloc was a parliamentary alliance formed in 2017 by four Centre-right parties. Parties agreed to cooperate in parliament. Czech Pirate Party
Democratic Bloc (Czech Republic)
Democratic_Bloc_(Czech_Republic)
Political party in Romania
Romanian Sovereigntist Bloc (Romanian: Blocul Suveranist Român) is a sovereigntist electoral alliance that was formed to compete in the 2024 Romanian elections
Romanian_Sovereigntist_Bloc
Political party in Palestine
Ahd Bloc (Arabic: كتلة العهد) was a joint list of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, Arab Liberation
Ahd_Bloc
Right-wing Israeli political alliance
Israeli politics, the national camp (Hebrew: המחנה הלאומי) or right-wing bloc is an informal coalition of nationalist and right-wing, religious conservative
National_camp
BLOC
BLOC
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : variant of Sand 1.Scottish : habitational name from Sands in Tulliallan in Fife.Comfort Sands, a revolutionary patriot born in 1748 at what is now Sands’ Point, Long Island, NY, was descended from James (Sandys) Sands (1622–95), who emigrated from Reading, Berkshire, England, to Plymouth, MA, and followed Anne Hutchinson to Westchester Co., NY, and subsequently RI. In 1661 he settled on Block Island, RI.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bloxham in Oxfordshire and Bloxholm in Lincolnshire, both of which are recorded in Domesday Book as Blochesham, from an unrecorded Old English byname Blocc (presumably referring to a large, ungainly fellow; compare Block 1) + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational and topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a forest (see Forrest).English : Norman French nickname or occupational name from Old French forcetier ‘cutter’, an agent noun from forcettes ‘scissors’.English : occupational name, by metathesis, from Old French fust(r)ier ‘blockmaker’ (a derivative of fustre ‘block of wood’).German (Förster) : occupational and topographic name for someone who lived and worked in a forest (see Forst).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Forst ‘forest’.
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
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.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : apparently a topographic name from Middle English furlong ‘length of a field’ (from Old English furh ‘furrow’ + lang ‘long’), the technical term for the block of strips owned by several different persons which formed the unit of cultivation in the medieval open-field system of farming, or a habitational name from a minor place named with this word, such as Furlong in Devon or Shropshire. The surname is now chiefly common in Ireland, where a family of this name settled at the end of the 13th century.Possibly an Americanized form of French Ferland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a short, fat man, from Middle English, Old French tronchon ‘piece broken off’ (Late Latin truncio, genitive truncionis, from truncus ‘lopped’, ‘cut short’). It is just possible that the nickname also denoted someone who carried a staff or cudgel as a symbol of office, but this sense of the word is not attested in English before the 16th century.French : from Old French tronson ‘block of wood’, perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a woodcutter.
Surname or Lastname
German (Blöcker)
German (Blöcker) : occupational name for a jailer (see Block 1).English : occupational name for a shoemaker or bookbinder (see Block); a person called Henry le Blocker is recorded in York in 1212. However, in some cases the English name is of German origin (see 1 above); the census of 1881 records, amongst others, a Herman Blocker and a John Blocker, both born in Germany.
BLOC
BLOC
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Messenger of Love
Boy/Male
British, English
Old Counsel
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Glitters as Gold
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Lovable
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Sindhi
Rainbow of Colours; Dispersion of Seven Colors
Boy/Male
Gaelic Irish
Slender.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Liberation from All Bonds
Boy/Male
German
Mighty; Intelligent
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Soft Spoken
Female
Icelandic
Icelandic short form of longer Nordic names beginning with the element áss, ÃSA means "god."
BLOC
BLOC
BLOC
BLOC
BLOC
n.
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
a.
Like a block; stupid.
v. t.
To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n.
n.
That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity.
n.
To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
n.
The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.
imp. & p. p.
of Blockade
a.
Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull.
n.
A vessel employed in blockading.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Block
v. t.
The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.
n.
To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
n.
A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and lowering the topmast.
n.
The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Blockade
n.
One who blockades.