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Knollys

/noʊlz/

Knollys proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Knollys (countable and uncountable, plural Knollyses)

  1. (countable) A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Knollys

pluralKnollyses
alternative formKnoles
alternative formKnowles
alternative formNoles

Origin of Knollys

Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knoll (“hilltop, hillock”).

Words that rhyme with Knollys

Questions about Knollys

What does Knollys mean?
Knollys means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Knollys?
Knollys is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Knollys?
Knollys is pronounced /noʊlz/.

Words near Knollys in the dictionary

  1. knolling
  2. knolls
  3. knolltop
  4. knolltops
  5. knolly
  6. Knollys
  7. knolych
  8. Knook
  9. Knoop
  10. Knoop hardness
  11. Knoop hardnesses

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