Punch

Shortened from Punchinello.

Punch

1. (Britain) A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.

Punch (plural Punches)

1. Short for Suffolk Punch (“type of horse”).
   • 1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, OCLC 558196156:

     ‘And the Punches,’ said William. ‘There’s cattle! A Suffolk Punch, when he’s a good un, is worth his weight in gold. Did you ever breed any Suffolk Punches yourself, sir?’

• pleased as Punch
• proud as Punch
• Punch and Judy

Variant of Points.

Punch (plural Punches)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Punch is the 19654^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1371 individuals. Punch is most common among White (64.55%) and Black/African American (31.8%) individuals.

• Punch and Judy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Punch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.