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Wishart

Wishart proper noun: a surname from Anglo-Norman.

Proper noun

Wishart (countable and uncountable, plural Wisharts)

  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia, United States.
  4. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, indirectly named after John Wishart.
  6. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, named after the Wishart early settler family.

Forms of Wishart

pluralWisharts
alternative formWhisker

Origin of Wishart

Scottish surname derived from Anglo-Norman Wischard, from the Old French personal name Guiscard. Compare Modern French Guiscard.

Words formed from Wishart

Phrases with Wishart

Questions about Wishart

What does Wishart mean?
Wishart means a surname from Anglo-Norman.
What part of speech is Wishart?
Wishart is a proper noun.

Words near Wishart in the dictionary

  1. wisha
  2. wishable
  3. wishalloy
  4. Wisham
  5. Wishams
  6. Wishart
  7. Wishart distribution
  8. Wishart distributions
  9. Wisharts
  10. Wishaw
  11. wishbone

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