Brock

Brock

Brock may mean:
* Brock University, a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario
* Brockenhurst College, a six form college in Hampshire, UK
* Brock High School, a high school in Brock, Ontario
* Brock Badgers, the athletic teams that represent Brock University
* Brock University Students' Union, a union representing the undergraduate students at Brock University
* Brock Motors, a short-lived automotive company founded in 1921 in Amherstberg, Ontario
* Brock Hotel, a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario
* HMS Isaac Brock, a British naval vessel destroyed at the Battle of York prior to being completed

Brock is a placename:
* Brock, Nebraska, a village located in Nemaha County, Nebraska
* Brock, Texas
* Brock, Ontario, a township in Ontario
* Brock, Saskatchewan, a village in west central Saskatchewan, Canada
* Brock Island, a Canadian arctic island located in the Northwest Territories
* River Brock, a river in Lancashire, England
* "Brock", a small village in Lancashire, England where the A6 road crosses the River Brock

Brock is the first or middle name of:
* Brock Lesnar (born 1977), a mixed martial artist and inactive professional wrestler and NFL defensive linesman for the Minnesota Vikings
* Brock Gillespie, Professional Basketball Player
* Brock Peters (1927–2005), an American actor
* Brock Pemberton (1885–1950), a theatrical producer, director and founder of the Tony Awards
* Brock Olivo (born 1976), a former NFL running back for the Detroit Lions
* Brock Yates, executive editor of American automotive magazine "Car and Driver"
* Brock Chisholm (1896–1971), a Canadian World War I veteran and the first Director-General of the World Health Organization
* Brock Adams (1927–2004), an American Democratic politician and member of Congress
* Ferdinand Brock Tupper (1795–1874), a British author
* Brock Tredway (born 1959), an ice hockey player who played one game in the National Hockey League

For Brock as a family name, see Brock (surname).

Brock is a fictional character name:
* Brock (Pokémon), a character in the fictional world of Pokémon
* John Brock, a British undercover agent created by Desmond Skirrow
* Brock Samson, a character in the animated television series The Venture Bros.
* The Brocks, a family on the American television show Picket Fences
* Matthew Brock, a news reporter on the American sitcom NewsRadio
* Eddie Brock, the long time host of the Marvel alien Symbiote Venom

Brock may also refer to:
* An Old English, Middle English or slang name for a Badger
* Broch, an Iron Age round tower fortification unique to Scotland
*to Brock, a pro wrestling slang term named after Brock Lesnar
* Barthold Heinrich Brockes, a German poet
* Kelly LeBrock, an American actress
* Famous cat in the far north coast of Scotland


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  • Brock — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Adolf Brock (* 1932), deutscher Gewerkschafter und Theoretiker der Arbeiterbildung Bazon Brock (* 1936), deutscher Künstler und Hochschullehrer Bill Brock (* 1930), US amerikanischer Politiker Calvin Brock …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • brock — brock; brock·age; brock·ed; brock·en; brock·et; brock·le face; …   English syllables

  • Brock — Brock, n. [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael. broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.] (Zo[ o]l.) A badger. [1913 Webster] Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brock — Brock, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 162 Housing Units (2000): 77 Land area (2000): 0.310905 sq. miles (0.805241 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.310905 sq. miles (0.805241 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Brock, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 162 Housing Units (2000): 77 Land area (2000): 0.310905 sq. miles (0.805241 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.310905 sq. miles (0.805241 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Brock — Brock, n. [See {Brocket}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A brocket. Bailey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brock — Brock, Gemeinde, s. Brackwede Brock …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Brock [1] — Brock (Schiffb.), so v.w. Brohk 1) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Brock [2] — Brock. 1) Stadt am Bug, im Kreise Pultusk des russischen Gouvernements Plock (Polen); 900 Ew.; 2) District im Gouvernement Ober Canada (Britisch Nordamerika); 19,000 Ew.; 65,000 cultivirte u. 240,000 uncultivirte Acker Ländereien; Producte:… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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