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Woolfitt

Woolfitt proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Woolfitt (plural Woolfitts)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Woolfitt

pluralWoolfitts

Origin of Woolfitt

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Tickhill, South Yorkshire, now known as Woolthwaite, but called Woolfit in 1817. The name derives from Old Norse úlfr (“wolf”) + þveit (“clearing, glade, meadow”).

Questions about Woolfitt

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

Words near Woolfitt in the dictionary

  1. woolfels
  2. Woolfenden
  3. Woolfesque
  4. Woolfian
  5. Woolfish
  6. Woolfitt
  7. Woolfitts
  8. woolflower
  9. woolflowers
  10. Woolfold
  11. Woolfolk

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