Hank

• IPA^(key): /hæŋk/

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• Rhymes: -æŋk

Hank (plural Hanks)

1. A diminutive of the male given name Henry.
2. (archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).

• Kahn, Khan, Nakh, ankh, khan

• Hand (Moselle Franconian, eastern Ripuarian)
• Hangk (Aachen)

From Old High German (*)hand, northern variant of hant. See Hand for more.

• IPA^(key): /haŋk/

Hank f (plural Häng, diminutive Hängche)

1. (Ripuarian, now chiefly western dialects) hand

• De Hang (Altena, dialect form)

• (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.

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑŋk/

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• Hyphenation: Hank
• Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Hank n

1. A village in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Knusterooiersland (Carnival nickname)

2. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

• Hankenaar
• Hanks

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

From late Middle High German hanc (“hanging”); see hängen (“to hang”).

• IPA^(key): /haŋk/,
• Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Hank m (plural Häng)

1. slope, hillside