Jok

Jok Name meanings & History

Jok means 'peaceful and calm' in the Dinka language, which is one of the largest ethnic groups in South Sudan. Jok is the Supreme God in Lango, Dinka and Alur Mythologies. In A Dictionary of African Mythology, Jok, the supreme being, is described like moving air; he is omnipresent, like the wind, but is never seen, though his presence may be felt in whirlwinds or eddies of air, in rocks and hills, in springs and pools of water, and he is especially connected with rainmaking. He is an indivisible entity permeating the whole universe. Jok is mostly used in South Sudan.