Etymology

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

Old English eald
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  1. Old English · derived fromeald“old”
  2. English todayOldknow

Habitational surname from a now lost village, from Old English eald (“old”) + cnoll (“summit, knoll”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englisheald all →

OldhamauldOldfieldAldgateOultonAllportAldeburghAldboroughaaldAldbroughAldburyAldcliffeAll Cannings

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