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Sutcliffe

/ˈsʌtklɪf/

Sutcliffe proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Sutcliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Sutcliffes)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

Forms of Sutcliffe

pluralSutcliffes

Origin of Sutcliffe

Habitational surname, from Old English sūþ (“south”) + clif (“cliff”).

Questions about Sutcliffe

What does Sutcliffe mean?
Sutcliffe means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Sutcliffe?
Sutcliffe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sutcliffe?
Sutcliffe is pronounced /ˈsʌtklɪf/.

Words near Sutcliffe in the dictionary

  1. SUSYs
  2. SUT
  3. Sutaio
  4. Sutanati
  5. Sutanuti
  6. Sutcliffe
  7. Sutcliffes
  8. Sutcombe
  9. sutegana
  10. Sutekh
  11. Suter

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