Hank
See also: hank
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hæŋk/
Audio (Berkshire, England) (file) - Rhymes: -æŋk
Proper noun
Hank (plural Hanks)
- A diminutive of the male given name Henry.
- (archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).
Anagrams
- Kahn, Khan, Nakh, ankh, khan
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Hand (Moselle Franconian, eastern Ripuarian)
Etymology
From Old High German (*)hand, northern variant of hant. See Hand for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haŋk/
Noun
Hank f (plural Häng, diminutive Hängche)
- (Ripuarian, now chiefly western dialects) hand
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (Altena) De Hang (dialect form)
Etymology
- (Altena) First attested as De Hank in 1851. Potentially derived from dialectal hang (“place where fishing nets were hung out to dry, fish smoking unit”). Alternatively, the toponym may be cognate to hangen (“hang”) and refer to fencing or a small building.
- (Land van Cuijk) First attested as hanck in 1485. Apparently to be related to hangen (“hang”), referring here to fencing or a small building.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɑŋk/
- Hyphenation: Hank
- Rhymes: -ɑŋk
Proper noun
Hank n
- A village in Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Knusterooiersland (Carnival nickname)
- A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Hankenaar
- Hanks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haŋk/, [hɑŋk]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋk
Noun
Hank m (plural Häng)
- slope, hillside