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Behnken

Behnken proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Behnken (plural Behnkens)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of Behnken

pluralBehnkens

Origin of Behnken

Borrowed from German Behnken, from Behn + -ken (diminutive suffix).

Questions about Behnken

What does Behnken mean?
Behnken means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Behnken?
Behnken is a proper noun.

Words near Behnken in the dictionary

  1. Behms
  2. Behn
  3. Behner
  4. Behnian
  5. Behnke
  6. Behnken
  7. Behnkens
  8. Behnkes
  9. Behns
  10. behoite
  11. behold

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