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Hogsett

Hogsett proper noun: a surname from Norwegian.

Proper noun

Hogsett (countable and uncountable, plural Hogsetts)

  1. A surname from Norwegian.
  2. An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.

Forms of Hogsett

pluralHogsetts
alternative formHogsed

Origin of Hogsett

Americanized spelling of Norwegian Høgseth, from Old Norse heggsetr, from heggr (“bird cherry”) + setr (“dwelling”). The first element might instead be haugr (“hill mound”), which is found in the surname Haug.

Questions about Hogsett

What does Hogsett mean?
Hogsett means a surname from Norwegian.
What part of speech is Hogsett?
Hogsett is a proper noun.

Words near Hogsett in the dictionary

  1. hogsbane
  2. hogscore
  3. hogscores
  4. Hogsed
  5. Hogseds
  6. Hogsett
  7. Hogsetts
  8. hogseye
  9. hogshead
  10. hogsheads
  11. hogship

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