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Flagg

Flagg proper noun: a village in Derbyshire, England.

Proper noun

Flagg (countable and uncountable, plural Flaggs)

  1. A village in Derbyshire, England.
  2. A surname.

Forms of Flagg

pluralFlaggs

Origin of Flagg

Both the surname and village are from Old English flag (“slab”), itself borrowed from Old Norse flaga, from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”).

Questions about Flagg

What does Flagg mean?
Flagg means a village in Derbyshire, England.
What part of speech is Flagg?
Flagg is a proper noun.

Words near Flagg in the dictionary

  1. flageolettist
  2. flageolettists
  3. flagfall
  4. flagfalls
  5. flagfish
  6. Flagg
  7. flaggable
  8. flagged
  9. flagged away
  10. flagged down
  11. flagged up

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