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Dorward

Dorward proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Dorward (plural Dorwards)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Dorward

pluralDorwards
alternative formDorwart

Origin of Dorward

Scottish occupational surname for a doorkeeper, from Old English duru (“door”) + weard (“guard”).

Questions about Dorward

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

Words near Dorward in the dictionary

  1. dorvelleid
  2. Dorvil
  3. dorvilleid
  4. dorvilleids
  5. Dorvils
  6. Dorward
  7. Dorwards
  8. Dorwart
  9. Dorwarts
  10. dory
  11. doryctine

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