# Puck (name)

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**Puck** is a Dutch and English given name and nickname for other names. It is derived from the [Old English](/source/Old_English) *[puca](/source/Puck_(folklore))*, referring to a [mischievous household spirit](/source/Household_deity) or nature sprite. It is a popular name for girls in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). [Puck](/source/Puck_(A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream)) is a character in [William Shakespeare](/source/William_Shakespeare)’s *[A Midsummer Night’s Dream](/source/A_Midsummer_Night%E2%80%99s_Dream)*.[1] As a surname, it has multiple possible origins.

Notable people named **Puck** include:

## Given name

### Women

- [Puck de Leeuw](/source/Puck_de_Leeuw) (1953–2002), Dutch director
- [Puck Moonen](/source/Puck_Moonen) (born 1996), Dutch cyclist riding for Lotto–Soudal Ladies
- [Puck Pieterse](/source/Puck_Pieterse) (born 2002), Dutch cyclist specializing in cyclo-cross and mountain biking riding for team Alpecin–Deceuninck.

## Surname

- [Eva Puck](/source/Eva_Puck) (1892–1979), American vaudeville star and Broadway and film actress
- [Gerfried Puck](/source/Gerfried_Puck) (born 1973), Austrian show jumping rider
- [Theodore Puck](/source/Theodore_Puck) (1916–2005), American geneticist
- [Wolfgang Puck](/source/Wolfgang_Puck) (born 1949), Austrian celebrity chef and restaurateur

## Nickname

- [Bertha "Puck" Brouwer](/source/Bertha_Brouwer) (1930–2006), Dutch sprinter
- [Maria Petronella "Puck" Oversloot](/source/Puck_Oversloot) (1914–2009), Dutch swimmer
- [Gerardus Henricus "Puck" van Heel](/source/Puck_Van_Heel) (1904–1984), Dutch footballer
- [David Edward "Puck" Rainey](/source/David_Rainey) (born 1968), American reality TV personality

## Stage name

- [Puck Dupp](/source/Puck_Dupp) (born 1967), ring name for American wrestler Marty Garner

## References

1. [https://www.behindthename.com/name/puck](https://www.behindthename.com/name/puck)

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