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Prendergast

Prendergast proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Prendergast (countable and uncountable, plural Prendergasts)

  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9516).

Forms of Prendergast

pluralPrendergasts
alternative formPendergast
alternative formPenderghast
alternative formPendergraft
alternative formPendergrass

Origin of Prendergast

From the Irish and Welsh surname, perhaps derived from a now lost settlement in Flanders called Brontegeest. This surname was then brought to England through the Norman Conquest.

Questions about Prendergast

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

Words near Prendergast in the dictionary

  1. prenational
  2. prenationalization
  3. prenazone
  4. Prendeghast
  5. prender
  6. Prendergast
  7. Prendergasts
  8. Prenderghast
  9. prenebular
  10. prenecrotic
  11. Prenectarian

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