i've never heard of this name before...

kedwards85

Locke.

For a boy (though ive never heard of it for a girl either). Have you?

brooklynesque

Nope.  

Sounds like another random last name appropriated as a first name to me.

ArcadianDreams

Yes. Locke was a famous philosopher.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke

kedwards85

ArcadianDreams:

Yes. Locke was a famous philosopher.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke

yea, i knew that, ive just never heard of it as a first name.

RedCardinal

Reminds me of LOST.

 

 

krissyh21

It comes from the stem of trends. Last name for first name. Lost - the TV show.

Popular and/or cult classic shows have that way about them. Locke, was a character on the show. I imagine someone nixed Sawyer as a name and threw out Locke as a compromise and it stuck.  Ehh. I would like to believe someone is big on philosophy and all, but I doubt it.

apc1929

I haven't.. not the worst name I've heard but nms   I do like Lachlan though w/nn Lach

bread&jam

I thought surname turned first name too - John Locke. I've never seen Lost. I'm not a fan of the name. Like other people said, I don't mind Lachlan.

Laouli

I know someone named Locke and I love it He's a trip!

salt78

I know a woman named Locke.

sweetgotham

 

John Locke from Lost was named for John Locke the philosopher. But I would bet  the name came from the show.

/is praying that MH isn't going to insist on "Torvalds"

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds)

kacelle

I think of the philosopher first, although I have seen Lost.  DH and I have talked about using Lachlan with the nickname Lach (Locke).