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Thornquist

Thornquist proper noun: a surname from Swedish.

Proper noun

Thornquist (plural Thornquists)

  1. A surname from Swedish.

Forms of Thornquist

pluralThornquists

Origin of Thornquist

From Swedish Thörnqvist, an ornamental surname from a variant of torn (“thorn”) + kvist (“twig”).

Questions about Thornquist

What does Thornquist mean?
Thornquist means a surname from Swedish.
What part of speech is Thornquist?
Thornquist is a proper noun.

Words near Thornquist in the dictionary

  1. thornlike
  2. Thornock
  3. Thornocks
  4. thornproof
  5. thornproofs
  6. Thornquist
  7. Thornquists
  8. thorns
  9. thorns in someone's side
  10. thorns in the flesh
  11. Thornsberry

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