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Holcroft

Holcroft proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Holcroft (plural Holcrofts)

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Holcroft

pluralHolcrofts
alternative formHawcroft

Origin of Holcroft

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified settlement in Lancashire, from Old English hol (“hollow place”) + croft (“small enclosure”).

Questions about Holcroft

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

Words near Holcroft in the dictionary

  1. Holcombe Brook
  2. Holcombe Burnell
  3. Holcombes
  4. holcorpid
  5. holcorpids
  6. Holcroft
  7. Holcrofts
  8. hold
  9. Hold 'em
  10. hold a candle
  11. hold a candle for

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