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Rivett

Rivett proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Rivett (countable and uncountable, plural Rivetts)

  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Forms of Rivett

pluralRivetts

Origin of Rivett

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of rivets, from Old French rivet (“rivet, fastener”).

Questions about Rivett

What does Rivett mean?
Rivett means a surname from Old French.
What part of speech is Rivett?
Rivett is a proper noun.

Words near Rivett in the dictionary

  1. rivetingly
  2. rivetings
  3. rivetless
  4. rivetlike
  5. rivets
  6. Rivett
  7. Rivette
  8. rivetted
  9. rivetter
  10. rivetters
  11. Rivettes

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