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Whitehurst

Whitehurst proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Whitehurst (countable and uncountable, plural Whitehursts)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A hamlet in Dilhorne parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9745).

Forms of Whitehurst

pluralWhitehursts

Origin of Whitehurst

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hyrst (“hurst, hillock, wooded hill”).

Questions about Whitehurst

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

Words near Whitehurst in the dictionary

  1. Whitehorse
  2. Whitehouse
  3. Whitehouse Station
  4. Whitehouses
  5. Whitehousian
  6. Whitehurst
  7. Whitehursts
  8. Whiteinch
  9. Whiteing
  10. whiteish
  11. whiteishness

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