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Agnew

US/ˈæɡ.nu/

Agnew proper noun: a surname.

agnew: a surname
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Proper noun

Agnew (countable and uncountable, plural Agnews)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois.
  3. An unincorporated community in Grand Haven Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.
  4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
  5. An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington.
  6. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  7. A ghost town in the Shire of Leonora, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.

Forms of Agnew

pluralAgnews

Origin of Agnew

Two possible origins: * Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Agneaux, in Normandy. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gnímh (“descendant of Gníomh”), a byname from gníomh (“action, deed, act”).

Words formed from Agnew

Questions about Agnew

What does Agnew mean?
Agnew means a surname.
What part of speech is Agnew?
Agnew is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Agnew?
Agnew is pronounced /ˈæɡ.nu/ (US).

Words near Agnew in the dictionary

  1. Agners
  2. Agnes
  3. Agnes Bank
  4. Agnesian
  5. Agnesse
  6. Agnew
  7. Agnewian
  8. Agnews
  9. AGNi
  10. agnihotra
  11. agnihotras

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