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Wagstaff

Wagstaff proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Wagstaff (countable and uncountable, plural Wagstaffs)

  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas, United States.

Forms of Wagstaff

pluralWagstaffs
alternative formWagstaffe
alternative formWagster

Origin of Wagstaff

From Middle English waggen (“to move up and down”) + staff (“staff, rod”), an occupational surname for an official who carried a staff.

Questions about Wagstaff

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

Words near Wagstaff in the dictionary

  1. wags a finger
  2. wags hemp
  3. wags it
  4. wags the dog
  5. wagsome
  6. Wagstaff
  7. Wagstaffe
  8. Wagstaffs
  9. wagster
  10. wagsters
  11. wagtail

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