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Knox

//nɑks// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. 2
    A male given name from the surname.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Starke County, Indiana, also in Center Township.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Waldo County, Maine.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Albany County, New York.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Benson County, North Dakota.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A former town and populated place in Vinton County, Ohio.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Knox Township.
  8. 13
    A local government area in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; in full, the City of Knox.
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Knox Box. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cnoc (“round hill”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cnoc (“round hill”).

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