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Wolcott

Wolcott proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Wolcott (countable and uncountable, plural Wolcotts)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A census-designated place in Eagle County, Colorado.
  3. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.
  4. A town in Princeton Township, White County, Indiana.
  5. A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
  6. A town and village therein, in Wayne County, New York.
  7. A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.

Forms of Wolcott

pluralWolcotts

Origin of Wolcott

Habitational surname from a place in Somerset, from Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + cot (“cottage, shelter”).

Words formed from Wolcott

Questions about Wolcott

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

Words near Wolcott in the dictionary

  1. Wolber
  2. Wolbers
  3. Wolbert
  4. Wolberts
  5. wolchonskoite
  6. Wolcott
  7. Wolcott-Rallison syndrome
  8. Wolcotts
  9. wold
  10. Wold-causal
  11. Woldbye

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