Humboldt

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Humboldt →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from German.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A part of Dewey-Humboldt, Yavapai County, Arizona, previously unincorporated.
    2. A village in Coles County, Illinois.
    3. A city in Humboldt County, Iowa.
    4. A small city in Allen County, Kansas.
    5. A small city in Kittson County, Minnesota.
    6. A small city in Richardson County, Nebraska.
    7. A community in Nevada.
    8. An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio.
    9. A neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon.
    10. A town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
    11. A city in Gibson County and Madison County, Tennessee.
    12. A town and unincorporated community in Brown County, Wisconsin.
  3. A city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Origin

  1. GermanHumboldt
  2. EnglishHumboldt

Borrowed from German Humboldt.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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