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Oldknow

Oldknow proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Oldknow (plural Oldknows)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Oldknow

pluralOldknows

Origin of Oldknow

Habitational surname from a now lost village, from Old English eald (“old”) + cnoll (“summit, knoll”).

Questions about Oldknow

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

Words near Oldknow in the dictionary

  1. oldify
  2. oldifying
  3. Oldina
  4. oldish
  5. oldishness
  6. Oldknow
  7. Oldknows
  8. Oldland
  9. Oldland Common
  10. oldline
  11. oldling

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