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Pankhurst

Pankhurst proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Pankhurst (plural Pankhursts)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Pankhurst

pluralPankhursts

Origin of Pankhurst

Habitational, perhaps from Pinkhurst in Slinfold or Pinkhurst Farm in Abinger, from Old English pinca (“finch”) or a personal name derived from it + hyrst (“hillock copse”). Alternatively perhaps from Pankhurst (Surrey), of obscure origin.

Words formed from Pankhurst

Questions about Pankhurst

What does Pankhurst mean?
Pankhurst means a surname.
What part of speech is Pankhurst?
Pankhurst is a proper noun.

Words near Pankhurst in the dictionary

  1. pankeratins
  2. pankers
  3. Pankey
  4. Pankeys
  5. Pankhuri
  6. Pankhurst
  7. Pankhurstian
  8. Pankhursts
  9. panking
  10. panko
  11. Pankos

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