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hanko¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 版行(はんこ) (hanko).

noun hankos

  1. A traditional Japanese stamp bearing a personal seal, used (in place of a handwritten signature) to authorise or certify documents. I used my hanko, and as I did I realized I needed a new one, with my new name.

Hanko²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Finnish Hanko.

proper noun

  1. A port town and municipality of Uusimaa, on the southern coast of Finland.

Hanko³

Where it comes from

Both from Polish Hanko and Czech Hanko.

proper noun Hankos

  1. A surname.

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name town

中文漢科 /汉科 Hànkē
РусскийГангут Gangut

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"hanko." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hanko. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hanko. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hanko

Chicago

"hanko." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hanko.

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@misc{hanko_2026,
  title = {hanko},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hanko},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}