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Basnett

Basnett proper noun: a surname from Anglo-Norman.

Proper noun

Basnett (plural Basnetts)

  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Forms of Basnett

pluralBasnetts

Origin of Basnett

From Anglo-Norman bacynet (“bascinet, kind of helmet”).

Questions about Basnett

What does Basnett mean?
Basnett means a surname from Anglo-Norman.
What part of speech is Basnett?
Basnett is a proper noun.

Words near Basnett in the dictionary

  1. basmati rice
  2. basmati rices
  3. basmatis
  4. basnet
  5. basnets
  6. Basnett
  7. Basnetts
  8. Basnight
  9. Basnights
  10. baso
  11. baso-

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