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Gilstrap

Gilstrap proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Gilstrap (countable and uncountable, plural Gilstraps)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Gilstrap

pluralGilstraps
alternative formGiltrap

Origin of Gilstrap

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place; the first element is unclear, while the second is Old English þorp (“village”).

Questions about Gilstrap

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

Words near Gilstrap in the dictionary

  1. gilses
  2. Gilsland
  3. Gilson
  4. gilsonite
  5. gilsonites
  6. Gilstrap
  7. Gilstraps
  8. Gilsum
  9. gilt
  10. gilt silver
  11. gilt-edged

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