Etymology

Dewhurst

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

Old English dēawig
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  1. Old English · derived fromdēawig“dewy”
  2. English todayDewhurst

Topographic surname from Lancashire, from Old English dēawig (“dewy”) + hyrst (“wooded hill”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.