Hosack

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounHosack (plural Hosacks)

plural Hosacks · alternative Hosick

  1. A surname.

Origin

* As a Scottish surname, probably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in northern Scotland. * As a Czech or Slovak surname, Americanized from Hosák, Hošak, from host (“guest”). Compare Hostibor, Hostislav.

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APA

Hosack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosack

MLA

“Hosack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hosack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosack.

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