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Gladwin

Gladwin proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Gladwin (countable and uncountable, plural Gladwins)

  1. (countable) A surname from Old English.
  2. A city, the county seat of Gladwin County, Michigan, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States.

Forms of Gladwin

pluralGladwins

Origin of Gladwin

From an Old English personal name *Glædwine, which is composed of the elements glæd (“shining; joyful”) and wine (“friend”).

Words formed from Gladwin

Questions about Gladwin

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

Words near Gladwin in the dictionary

  1. Gladues
  2. Gladus
  3. Gladwell
  4. Gladwellian
  5. Gladwells
  6. Gladwin
  7. Gladwin County
  8. Gladwins
  9. glady
  10. Gladys
  11. Gladysdale

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