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Silverthorn

Silverthorn proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Silverthorn (countable and uncountable, plural Silverthorns)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Forms of Silverthorn

pluralSilverthorns
alternative formSilverthorne

Origin of Silverthorn

Apparently a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old English seolfor (“silver”) + þorn (“thorn; thorny bush”).

Questions about Silverthorn

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

Words near Silverthorn in the dictionary

  1. Silverstream
  2. silversword
  3. silverswords
  4. silvertail
  5. silvertails
  6. Silverthorn
  7. Silverthorne
  8. Silverthornes
  9. Silverthorns
  10. silvertip
  11. silvertip shark

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