English Explanatory Dictionary

Hancock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A minor city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
  4. A town in Hancock County, Maine.
  5. A town in Washington County, Maryland.
  6. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  7. A city in Houghton County, Michigan.
  8. A minor city in Stevens County, Minnesota.
  9. An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri.
  10. A town and census-designated place therein, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
  11. A town and village therein, in Delaware County, New York.
  12. A neighbourhood of Austin, Texas.

Pronunciation

/ˈhæŋkɒk/

Word forms

Hancock Hancocks

Etymology

From Hann + cock (a medieval diminutive suffix).

Derived words

Hancock County Hancockian hancockite Hancock Township Hancox John Hancock
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