Nauvoo

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proper noun

A town in Walker County and Winston County, Alabama, named after Nauvoo, Illinois.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A town in Walker County and Winston County, Alabama, named after Nauvoo, Illinois.
    2. A minor city in Hancock County, Illinois, named by Mormon Joseph Smith.
    3. An unincorporated community in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
    4. An unincorporated community in York County, Pennsylvania.
    5. An unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee.

Origin

Apparently from Biblical Hebrew נָאווּ (nɔʔwu, “were beautiful”), taken from Isaiah 52:7.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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