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Furse

Furse proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Furse (plural Furses)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Furse

pluralFurses
alternative formFurze

Origin of Furse

From Middle English Furse, topographic surname for someone who lived in a piece of land abundant with gorse, from Old English fyrs (“gorse”).

Questions about Furse

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

Words near Furse in the dictionary

  1. furrysuit
  2. furs
  3. furs out
  4. furs up
  5. Fursday
  6. Furse
  7. fursecution
  8. Furses
  9. furshlugginer
  10. furson
  11. fursona

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