Quackenbush

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proper noun

A surname from Dutch.

OriginDutch Quackenbosch →
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Meanings

proper nounQuackenbush (plural Quackenbushes)

plural Quackenbushes · alternative Quakenbush · alternative Quackenbos

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Origin

  1. DutchQuackenbosch
  2. EnglishQuackenbush

Americanized spelling of Dutch Quackenbosch, a habitational surname from quaak (“swamp”) + bosch (“woodland”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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