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Thistlethwaite

Thistlethwaite proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English, influenced by Old Norse.

Proper noun

Thistlethwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Thistlethwaites)

  1. A habitational surname from Old English, influenced by Old Norse.

Forms of Thistlethwaite

pluralThistlethwaites

Origin of Thistlethwaite

By surface analysis, thistle + thwaite, a clearing through thistles; compare Goldthwaite.

Questions about Thistlethwaite

What does Thistlethwaite mean?
Thistlethwaite means a habitational surname from Old English, influenced by Old Norse.
What part of speech is Thistlethwaite?
Thistlethwaite is a proper noun.

Words near Thistlethwaite in the dictionary

  1. thistlefinches
  2. thistlelike
  3. thistles
  4. thistletail
  5. thistletails
  6. Thistlethwaite
  7. Thistlethwaite's algorithm
  8. Thistleton
  9. Thistletons
  10. thistlewarp
  11. thistlewarps

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