Cruttenden

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English crūċ →
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Meanings

proper nounCruttenden (plural Cruttendens)

plural Cruttendens

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcrūċ“cross”
  2. EnglishCruttenden

Probably a habitational surname from a lost village in Kent, perhaps from Old English crūċ (“cross”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + denn (“woodland pasture”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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