Humboldt

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biographical name (1)

Hum·​boldt ˈhəm-ˌbōlt 

ˈhu̇m-

(Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Heinrich) Alexander von 1769–1859 German naturalist, traveler, and statesman

Humboldt

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biographical name (2)

(Karl) Wilhelm von 1767–1835 brother of Alexander von Humboldt German philologist and diplomat

Humboldt

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geographical name

Hum·​boldt ˈhəm-ˌbōlt 

river 290 miles (467 kilometers) long in northern Nevada flowing west and southwest into Rye Patch reservoir and formerly into Humboldt Lake