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Pretlove

Pretlove proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Pretlove (plural Pretloves)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Pretlove

pluralPretloves
alternative formPretlow

Origin of Pretlove

From Middle English priken (“to stab, pierce”) + Old French love (“wolf”), perhaps a nickname for a hunter of wolves.

Questions about Pretlove

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

Words near Pretlove in the dictionary

  1. pretious
  2. pretiously
  3. pretirement
  4. pretitrated
  5. pretium affectionis
  6. Pretlove
  7. Pretloves
  8. Pretlow
  9. Pretlows
  10. pretoddler
  11. pretoddlers

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