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Orgill

Orgill proper noun: a surname from Middle English [in turn transferred from the nickname].

Proper noun

Orgill (plural Orgills)

  1. A surname from Middle English [in turn transferred from the nickname].

Forms of Orgill

pluralOrgills

Origin of Orgill

From Middle English orgel (“pride”), probably a nickname for an arrogant person.

Questions about Orgill

What does Orgill mean?
Orgill means a surname from Middle English [in turn transferred from the nickname].
What part of speech is Orgill?
Orgill is a proper noun.

Words near Orgill in the dictionary

  1. orgiasticism
  2. orgiasts
  3. orgic
  4. orgie
  5. orgies
  6. Orgill
  7. orgillous
  8. Orgills
  9. orging
  10. orgion
  11. orgo

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