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Hinchcliffe

/ˈhɪnt͡ʃklɪf/

Hinchcliffe proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Hinchcliffe (plural Hinchcliffes)

  1. A surname from Old English.
    • The Harris campaign immediately seized on Hinchcliffe’s remarks about Puerto Rico. In a tweet posted after his introduction, Hinchcliffe wrote in response, “These people have no sense of humor.”2024 October 28, Danielle Kurtzleben, “Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally”, in NPR

Forms of Hinchcliffe

pluralHinchcliffes
alternative formHinchcliff
alternative formHinchliffe

Origin of Hinchcliffe

Habitational surname from a minor place in West Yorkshire, from the unattested Old English word *henge (“steep”) + clif (“cliff”). See henġeclif.

Words formed from Hinchcliffe

Questions about Hinchcliffe

What does Hinchcliffe mean?
Hinchcliffe means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Hinchcliffe?
Hinchcliffe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hinchcliffe?
Hinchcliffe is pronounced /ˈhɪnt͡ʃklɪf/.

Words near Hinchcliffe in the dictionary

  1. Hincapie
  2. Hincapies
  3. Hincaster
  4. Hince
  5. Hinch
  6. Hinchcliffe
  7. Hinchcliffes
  8. Hinche
  9. Hinchey
  10. Hincheys
  11. Hinchinbrook

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