Etymology

Dorricott

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

Old English dēor
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromdēor“wild animal, beast”
  2. English todayDorricott

Topographic surname for someone who lived near an enclosure for wild animals, from Old English dēor (“wild animal, beast”) + cot (“cottage, shelter”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishdēor all →

deardeer

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.