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Woolner

Woolner proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Woolner (countable and uncountable, plural Woolners)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, named after the Wulna Aboriginal people.

Forms of Woolner

pluralWoolners

Origin of Woolner

From the Old English personal name Wulfnoþ, a compound of wulf (“wolf”) + noþ (“daring, courage”). The finale -r represents the pronunciation of unaccented -nough, like in Woolnough.

Words formed from Woolner

Questions about Woolner

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

Words near Woolner in the dictionary

  1. woolmen
  2. Woolmer
  3. Woolmer Green
  4. woolmonger
  5. woolmongers
  6. Woolner
  7. Woolners
  8. Woolners Arm
  9. Woolnorth
  10. Woolnough
  11. Woolnoughs

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