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Horder

Horder proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Horder (plural Horders)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Horder

pluralHorders

Origin of Horder

Two possible etymologies: * From Middle English horder (“keeper of a store of goods”), an occupational surname for a person who looked after other people's money. * A variant of Middle English herder (“herdsman”), an occupational surname.

Questions about Horder

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

Words near Horder in the dictionary

  1. hordelike
  2. Horden
  3. hordenine
  4. hordeola
  5. hordeolum
  6. Horder
  7. Hordern Vale
  8. Horders
  9. hordes
  10. hordesman
  11. hordesmen

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