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Cox is an English name.
According to An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).
"Cock, little--a term of endearment, a diminutive, the same as -ot or -kin, used as a termination, as Willcox, little Will; Simcox, little Sim, etc. The word is also often used to denote a leader or chief man. Addison says: "Sir Andrew is the cock of the club.""
When used as a suffix, the German equivalent would be -chen or -lein. Unlike Cox they are not used as stand-alone names
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