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Applewhite

Applewhite proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Applewhite (plural Applewhites)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Applewhite

pluralApplewhites

Origin of Applewhite

Habitational surname from the village of Applethwaite, in the Lake District, from Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”) + þveit (“clearing”).

Questions about Applewhite

What does Applewhite mean?
Applewhite means a surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Applewhite?
Applewhite is a proper noun.

Words near Applewhite in the dictionary

  1. Appleton-with-Eaton
  2. appletree
  3. Appletree Flat
  4. appletrees
  5. applets
  6. Applewhite
  7. Applewhites
  8. applewife
  9. applewives
  10. applewoman
  11. applewomen

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