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Hutchings

Hutchings proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Hutchings

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin of Hutchings

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + patronymic suffix -s.

Questions about Hutchings

What does Hutchings mean?
Hutchings means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Hutchings?
Hutchings is a proper noun.

Words near Hutchings in the dictionary

  1. hutchie
  2. hutchies
  3. Hutchin
  4. hutching
  5. hutching up
  6. Hutchings
  7. Hutchins
  8. Hutchinson
  9. Hutchinson County
  10. Hutchinson-Gilford progeria
  11. Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

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