# Hanko
## English
### Etymology 1

From Finnish Hanko.

#### Proper noun

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

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Both from Polish Hanko and Czech Hanko.

#### Proper noun

Hanko (plural Hankos)
* A surname.

##### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Hanko is the 33596th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 678 individuals. Hanko is most common among White (96.76%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hanko”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.

### Anagrams

* Hokan, Kohan, hanok

## Finnish
### Etymology

The Finnish name may be shortened from Hankoniemi or adapted from the Swedish form Hangö, probably ultimately from a Finnish name Hanka, Hankala, derived from hanka. The ö (“island”) in the Swedish name is probably by folk etymology.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑŋko/, [ˈhɑ̝ŋko̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋko
* Hyphenation: Han‧ko

### Proper noun

Hanko
* Hanko (a port town and municipality of Uusimaa, on the southern coast of Finland)

#### Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Hanko" is Hangossa.
Possessive forms of Hanko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hankoni
accusative
nom.
Hankoni
gen.
Hankoni
genitive
Hankoni
partitive
Hankoani
inessive
Hangossani
elative
Hangostani
illative
Hankooni
adessive
Hangollani
ablative
Hangoltani
allative
Hangolleni
essive
Hankonani
translative
Hangokseni
abessive
Hangottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hankosi
accusative
nom.
Hankosi
gen.
Hankosi
genitive
Hankosi
partitive
Hankoasi
inessive
Hangossasi
elative
Hangostasi
illative
Hankoosi
adessive
Hangollasi
ablative
Hangoltasi
allative
Hangollesi
essive
Hankonasi
translative
Hangoksesi
abessive
Hangottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hankomme
accusative
nom.
Hankomme
gen.
Hankomme
genitive
Hankomme
partitive
Hankoamme
inessive
Hangossamme
elative
Hangostamme
illative
Hankoomme
adessive
Hangollamme
ablative
Hangoltamme
allative
Hangollemme
essive
Hankonamme
translative
Hangoksemme
abessive
Hangottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hankonne
accusative
nom.
Hankonne
gen.
Hankonne
genitive
Hankonne
partitive
Hankoanne
inessive
Hangossanne
elative
Hangostanne
illative
Hankoonne
adessive
Hangollanne
ablative
Hangoltanne
allative
Hangollenne
essive
Hankonanne
translative
Hangoksenne
abessive
Hangottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hankonsa
accusative
nom.
Hankonsa
gen.
Hankonsa
genitive
Hankonsa
partitive
Hankoaan Hankoansa
inessive
Hangossaan Hangossansa
elative
Hangostaan Hangostansa
illative
Hankoonsa
adessive
Hangollaan Hangollansa
ablative
Hangoltaan Hangoltansa
allative
Hangolleen Hangollensa
essive
Hankonaan Hankonansa
translative
Hangokseen Hangoksensa
abessive
Hangottaan Hangottansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* hankolainen

### References

* ↑ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* honka, nahko

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦankɔ]

### Proper noun

Hanko m pers (female equivalent Hanková)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Hanko”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025