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Hankey

Hankey proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Hankey (countable and uncountable, plural Hankeys)

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after the Rev. William Alers Hankey.

Forms of Hankey

pluralHankeys

Words that rhyme with Hankey

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Questions about Hankey

What does Hankey mean?
Hankey means a surname.
What part of speech is Hankey?
Hankey is a proper noun.

Words near Hankey in the dictionary

  1. hankers
  2. Hankerson
  3. Hankersons
  4. Hankes
  5. Hankeses
  6. Hankey
  7. hankey-pankey
  8. Hankeys
  9. hankie
  10. hankies
  11. Hankin

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