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Winterbottom

Winterbottom proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Winterbottom (plural Winterbottoms)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Winterbottom

pluralWinterbottoms
alternative formWinterbotham

Origin of Winterbottom

From Old English winter (“winter”) + botm (“bottom, ground”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in a valley only in winter, while spending the summer on the upland pastures.

Words formed from Winterbottom

Questions about Winterbottom

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

Words near Winterbottom in the dictionary

  1. Winterborne Came
  2. Winterborne Kingston
  3. Winterborne Monkton
  4. Winterborne Stickland
  5. Winterbotham
  6. Winterbottom
  7. Winterbottom's sign
  8. Winterbottoms
  9. winterbound
  10. Winterbourn
  11. winterbourne

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