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Durrell

Durrell proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Durrell (plural Durrells)

  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A town in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Forms of Durrell

pluralDurrells
alternative formDurall

Origin of Durrell

Nickname from a diminutive of Old French dur (“hard”).

Words formed from Durrell

Questions about Durrell

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

Words near Durrell in the dictionary

  1. Durranis
  2. Durrant
  3. Durrants
  4. durras
  5. durre
  6. Durrell
  7. Durrell's night gecko
  8. Durrell's night geckoes
  9. Durrell's night geckos
  10. Durrellian
  11. Durrells

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