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Dewhurst

Dewhurst proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Dewhurst (countable and uncountable, plural Dewhursts)

  1. (countable) A surname from Old English.
  2. A locality in the Shire of Cardinia, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.

Forms of Dewhurst

pluralDewhursts
alternative formJewhurst

Origin of Dewhurst

Topographic surname from Lancashire, from Old English dēawig (“dewy”) + hyrst (“wooded hill”).

Questions about Dewhurst

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

Words near Dewhurst in the dictionary

  1. Dewhirst
  2. Dewhirsts
  3. dewhisker
  4. dewhiskered
  5. dewhiskering
  6. Dewhurst
  7. Dewhursts
  8. Dewick
  9. dewier
  10. dewiest
  11. dewikification

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