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Shortell

Shortell proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Shortell (plural Shortells)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Shortell

pluralShortells

Origin of Shortell

Re-Anglicized form of Irish Seartal, Soirtéil, which are from the English surname Shorthals.

Questions about Shortell

What does Shortell mean?
Shortell means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Shortell?
Shortell is a proper noun.

Words near Shortell in the dictionary

  1. shortcutting
  2. shorte
  3. shorted
  4. shorted down
  5. shorted out
  6. Shortell
  7. Shortells
  8. shorten
  9. shorten down
  10. shorten up
  11. shortenable

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