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Galsworthy

Galsworthy proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Galsworthy (plural Galsworthys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Galsworthy

pluralGalsworthys
alternative formGoldsworthy
alternative formGolesworthy

Origin of Galsworthy

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devonshire, from Old English gagel (“sweet gale, bog myrtle”) + -worthy, a toponymic suffix deriving from Old English worþ (“enclosure”).

Words formed from Galsworthy

Questions about Galsworthy

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

Words near Galsworthy in the dictionary

  1. Galston
  2. Galstyan
  3. Galstyans
  4. galsulfase
  5. Galsworthian
  6. Galsworthy
  7. Galsworthys
  8. galt
  9. galthrap
  10. galthrop
  11. galthrops

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