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Sawrey

Sawrey proper noun: a habitational surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Sawrey (plural Sawreys)

  1. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Sawrey

pluralSawreys

Origin of Sawrey

Habitational surname from a minor place near Hawkshead, in Cumbria, from Old Norse saurar, plural of saurr (“mud, dirt”).

Questions about Sawrey

What does Sawrey mean?
Sawrey means a habitational surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Sawrey?
Sawrey is a proper noun.

Words near Sawrey in the dictionary

  1. sawpalate
  2. sawpit
  3. Sawpit Creek
  4. sawpits
  5. sawqui
  6. Sawrey
  7. Sawreys
  8. saws
  9. saws gourds
  10. saws logs
  11. saws off

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