# Teaneck

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #85,852

## Definitions
1. A settlement of local Amerindians and the ridge it was situated on.
2. A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

## Etymology
From Dutch Tiene Neck. From Middle Dutch necke (“neck”) + Munsee terms, possibly meaning "the woods" or "the willows".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/teaneck