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Prall

Prall proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Prall (plural Pralls)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Prall

pluralPralls

Origin of Prall

* As a German surname, from the adjective prall (“noisy, boisterous”, later "tight, firm"). * As an English surname, from the placename Prawle, from Old English Prǣwhyll (“lookout point”), from prǣw (“lookout”), perhaps borrowed from something akin to Latin prae (“in front of”), and hyll (“hill”).

Questions about Prall

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

Words near Prall in the dictionary

  1. pralaya
  2. pralayas
  3. pralidoxime
  4. praline
  5. pralines
  6. Prall
  7. prallethrin
  8. Pralls
  9. pralltriller
  10. pralltrillers
  11. pralmorelin

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