Hank

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hæŋk/ Rhymes: -æŋk === Proper noun === Hank (plural Hanks) A diminutive of the male given name Henry. (archaic) A diminutive of the male given name Hankin (a medieval form of John). === Anagrams === Kahn, Khan, Nakh, ankh, khan == Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === Hand (Moselle Franconian, eastern Ripuarian) Hangk (Aachen) === 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 === De Hang (Altena, 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, North Brabant, Netherlands Synonym: Knusterooiersland (Carnival nickname) a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Hankenaar Hanks === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From late Middle High German hanc (“hanging”); see hängen (“to hang”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haŋk/, [hɑŋk] Rhymes: -ɑŋk === Noun === Hank m (plural Häng) slope, hillside