Handke

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proper noun

A surname from German.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper nounHandke (plural Handkes)

plural Handkes

  1. A surname from German.

    Mr. Handke is the Bob Dylan of genocide apologists.

    2019 October 15, Aleksandar Hemon, “‘The Bob Dylan of Genocide Apologists’”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2020

Origin

  1. GermanHandke
  2. EnglishHandke

Borrowed from German Handke.

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APA

Handke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Handke

MLA

“Handke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Handke. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Handke,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Handke.

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