I spent today at the Canberra International tennis tournament (Canberra Challenger; ATP 125) and decided to barrack for Alexander Blockx (currently no. 115) for the men’s singles final, as he was the higher seeded player, wore a complimentary outfit and had a surname that piqued my interest. We had guessed that Alexander’s surname was primarily of Flemish (low countries) origin, though TIL it derives from the word “blok” meaning ‘block or log’ and likely referred to an occupation concerning wood (ie. woodcutter, carpenter, etc.) or a landmark associated with trees, with the “-x” holding the same meaning as “-son” in English: ‘song of..’
