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Wardlaw

Wardlaw proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Wardlaw (plural Wardlaws)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Wardlaw

pluralWardlaws
alternative formWordlaw

Origin of Wardlaw

Habitational surname typical of Scotland, from Old English weard (“watchman”) + hlǣw (“hill, mound”).

Questions about Wardlaw

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

Words near Wardlaw in the dictionary

  1. Wardian cases
  2. warding
  3. warding off
  4. wardings
  5. wardite
  6. Wardlaw
  7. Wardlaws
  8. Wardle
  9. Wardles
  10. wardless
  11. Wardley

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