Gocek
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[edit] Polish
[edit] Etymology
go refers to he or it[1]. cek is a common ending for Czech names, a cognomen similar to ski or ska found commonly at the end of Polish names. cek refers to somebody who came from somewhere else[2]. Of the 20,000 most common surnames in Poland, only 28 end in cek[3]. The Polish name of Gocek may owe its suffix to the proximity of those sharing the name to the Czech border[4].
[edit] Proper noun
Gocek m.
- A surname; the 11,343rd most common surname in Poland[5] and 116,835th most common name recorded by the USA's 2000 census[6].
