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Knox.

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/nɑks/US/ˈnɒks/

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

  2. A male given name from the surname.

  3. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Starke County, Indiana, also in Center Township.

  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A town in Waldo County, Maine.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A town in Albany County, New York.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Benson County, North Dakota.

  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A former town and populated place in Vinton County, Ohio.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A town in Price County, Wisconsin.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Knox Township.

  13. A local government area in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; in full, the City of Knox.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cnoc (“round hill”).

noun/nɑks/US/ˈnɒks/

  1. Ellipsis of Knox Box.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cnoc (“round hill”).

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