Humboldt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Humboldt.

Proper noun

Humboldt

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

Derived terms

• Dewey-Humboldt
• Humboldt Bay
• Humboldt City
• Humboldt County
• Humboldt Glacier
• Humboldtian
• humboldtine
• Humboldt Lake
• Humboldt Mountains
• Humboldt Peak
• Humboldt penguin
• Humboldt Range

 

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʊmˌbɔlt/

Proper noun

Humboldt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Humboldts or (with an article) Humboldt, feminine genitive Humboldt, plural Humboldts)

1. a surname