Applewhite

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proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

OriginOld Norse apaldr →
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Meanings

proper nounApplewhite (plural Applewhites)

plural Applewhites

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norseapaldr“apple tree”
  2. EnglishApplewhite

Habitational surname from the village of Applethwaite, in the Lake District, from Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”) + þveit (“clearing”).

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APA

Applewhite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Applewhite

MLA

“Applewhite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Applewhite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Applewhite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Applewhite.

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