Meanings
Hoboken1
Hoboken2
- A city in Georgia, United States.
- A city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
1 more example
New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.
2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “New Jersey Continues to Cope with Hurricane Sandy”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2021, retrieved 31 Oct 2012
Origin
Hoboken · proper noun
- Middle DutchHooghe Buechen / Hoge Beuken pl
- DutchHoboken
- EnglishHoboken
Borrowed from Dutch Hoboken, from Middle Dutch Hooghe Buechen / Hoge Beuken pl (literally “high beeches”).
More words from Dutch, Middle Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Hoboken · proper noun
Most commonly thought to be a borrowing from Unami, likely from hupokàn (“smoking-pipe”). Alternative theories suggest derivation from etymology 1, from Dutch.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Hoboken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoboken
“Hoboken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoboken. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hoboken,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoboken.
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