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Bethune

Bethune proper noun: a surname from Norman.

Proper noun

Bethune (countable and uncountable, plural Bethunes)

  1. A surname from Norman.
  2. A town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States.
  3. A town in Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States.

Forms of Bethune

pluralBethunes

Origin of Bethune

From the Norman habitational surname, from the city of Béthune, in Artois.

Questions about Bethune

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

Words near Bethune in the dictionary

  1. bethumbs
  2. bethump
  3. bethumped
  4. bethumping
  5. bethumps
  6. Bethune
  7. Bethunes
  8. Bethungra
  9. bethwack
  10. bethwacked
  11. bethwacking

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