Etymology

Ackroyd

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Today it means: A surname from Middle English. Full definition →

Middle English ake
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  1. Middle English · derived fromake“oak”
  2. English todayAckroyd

Topographic surname, from Middle English ake (“oak”) + royd (“clearing”).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishake all →

oak

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.