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Dorsey

Dorsey proper noun: a surname from Norman.

Proper noun

Dorsey (countable and uncountable, plural Dorseys)

  1. A surname from Norman.
  2. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Illinois, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.

Forms of Dorsey

pluralDorseys

Origin of Dorsey

Habitational surname from Norman de (“of”) + Orsay, a town in France.

Words that rhyme with Dorsey

Questions about Dorsey

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

Words near Dorsey in the dictionary

  1. Dorset knobs
  2. Dorsetian
  3. Dorsetshire
  4. Dorsett
  5. Dorsetts
  6. Dorsey
  7. Dorseys
  8. dorsi-
  9. Dorsian
  10. Dorsians
  11. dorsibranchiate

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