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Hancock.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhæŋkɒk/

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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  2. A number of places in the United States: A township in Hancock County, Illinois.

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  3. A number of places in the United States: A township in Plymouth County, Iowa.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: A township in Osborne County, Kansas.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: A town in Hancock County, Maine.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, Maryland.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A city and township in Houghton County, Michigan.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: A township in Carver County, Minnesota.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Stevens County, Minnesota.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

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  14. A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Delaware County, New York.

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  15. A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Austin, Texas.

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  16. A number of places in the United States: A town in Addison County, Vermont.

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  17. A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Waushara County, Wisconsin.

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  18. A number of places in the United States: Ellipsis of Hancock County.

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Where this word comes from

From Hann + cock (a medieval diminutive suffix).

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