Matlock

English

Etymology

From Old English mæðel or mæþel "assembly, speech" and āc "oak."

Proper noun

Matlock (countable and uncountable, plural Matlocks)

  1. A placename
    1. A town in Matlock Town parish, Derbyshire Dales district, the county town of Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK2960).
    2. A community in the village of Dunnottar, Manitoba, Canada.
    3. A minor city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States.
    4. An unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington, United States.
    5. A rural locality in the Shire of Mansfield and Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
  2. (countable) A surname.

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