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Southworth

Southworth proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Southworth (countable and uncountable, plural Southworths)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, United States.

Forms of Southworth

pluralSouthworths
alternative formSudworth

Origin of Southworth

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Old English sūþ (“south”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Questions about Southworth

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

Words near Southworth in the dictionary

  1. Southwick and Widley
  2. Southwicks
  3. southwind
  4. Southwold
  5. Southwood
  6. Southworth
  7. Southworths
  8. Southyork
  9. soutie
  10. souties
  11. Souto

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