Blackett

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English blak →
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Meanings

proper nounBlackett (countable and uncountable, plural Blacketts)

plural Blacketts

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Middle English.
  2. countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney in the City of Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishblak“black”
  2. EnglishBlackett

A diminutive of the surname Black or a topographic surname for someone who lived by a dark headland, from Middle English blak (“black”) + heaved (“head”).

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APA

Blackett. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackett

MLA

“Blackett.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackett. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blackett,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackett.

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