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Melhuish

Melhuish proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Melhuish (plural Melhuishes)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Melhuish

pluralMelhuishes
alternative formMellish
alternative formMelluish

Origin of Melhuish

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from Old English mǣle (“variegated, brightly coloured”) + hīwisċ (“hide (of land)”).

Questions about Melhuish

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

Words near Melhuish in the dictionary

  1. Melgozas
  2. Melgund
  3. melhfa
  4. Melhorn
  5. Melhorns
  6. Melhuish
  7. Melhuishes
  8. Meli
  9. Melia
  10. meliaceous
  11. meliacin

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