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Longfellow

Longfellow proper noun: a surname transferred from the nickname.

Proper noun

Longfellow (plural Longfellows)

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Forms of Longfellow

pluralLongfellows

Origin of Longfellow

Originally a nickname for a tall person, from long + fellow.

Words formed from Longfellow

Questions about Longfellow

What does Longfellow mean?
Longfellow means a surname transferred from the nickname.
What part of speech is Longfellow?
Longfellow is a proper noun.

Words near Longfellow in the dictionary

  1. longevity rice
  2. longevous
  3. longevously
  4. longfather
  5. longfathers
  6. Longfellow
  7. Longfellowian
  8. Longfellows
  9. Longfield
  10. Longfield and New Barn
  11. Longfields

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