Earnshaw

E1A1R1N1S1H4A1W4

proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

OriginOld English earn →
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Meanings

proper nounEarnshaw (plural Earnshaws)

plural Earnshaws

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishearn“eagle”
  2. EnglishEarnshaw

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”). Equivalent to erne + haugh.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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