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Thorold

Thorold proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Thorold (countable and uncountable, plural Thorolds)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A city, the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

Forms of Thorold

pluralThorolds

Origin of Thorold

From the Middle English personal name Thurold, Thorold, Thorald, reflexes of Old Norse Þóraldr, a personal name composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and valdr (“ruler”).

Questions about Thorold

What does Thorold mean?
Thorold means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Thorold?
Thorold is a proper noun.

Words near Thorold in the dictionary

  1. thorofare
  2. thorofares
  3. Thorogood
  4. Thorogoods
  5. thorogummite
  6. Thorold
  7. Thorolds
  8. thoroly
  9. thoron
  10. thoronol
  11. thorons

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