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Witherspoon

Witherspoon proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Witherspoon (plural Witherspoons)

  1. A surname from Middle English.
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Forms of Witherspoon

pluralWitherspoons
alternative formWeatherspoon
alternative formWotherspoon

Origin of Witherspoon

Scottish habitational surname, perhaps from Middle English wether (“ram”) + spong (“narrow strip of land”).

Questions about Witherspoon

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

Words near Witherspoon in the dictionary

  1. withersins
  2. Witherslack
  3. Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha
  4. withersoever
  5. withersome
  6. Witherspoon
  7. Witherspoon-excludable
  8. Witherspoon-excludables
  9. Witherspoons
  10. withertip
  11. witherward

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