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Puck

Meaning unknown, from Old English puca.

PronunciationEnglish /ˈpʌk/; Dutch /ˈpʏk/
Usage languagesAnglo Saxon Mythology, Dutch

Meaning and history

Meaning unknown, from Old English puca, though it may ultimately be of Germanic or Celtic origin. In English legend, Puck was the name of a mischievous spirit also known as Robin Goodfellow, who appears in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595). In the Netherlands, the name is used mainly as a feminine name.