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Humboldt

Humboldt proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Humboldt

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

Origin of Humboldt

Borrowed from German Humboldt.

Words formed from Humboldt

Phrases with Humboldt

Questions about Humboldt

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

Words near Humboldt in the dictionary

  1. humbling
  2. humblingly
  3. humblings
  4. humblish
  5. humbly
  6. Humboldt
  7. Humboldt Bay
  8. Humboldt County
  9. Humboldt Hill
  10. Humboldt Park
  11. Humboldt penguin

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