Engh

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proper noun

A surname from Norwegian.

OriginNorwegian Engh ← Old Norse eng ← Proto-Germanic *angijō →
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Meanings

proper nounEngh (plural Enghs)

plural Enghs

  1. A surname from Norwegian.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énkos“a bend; curve; bowl-shape; valley”
  2. Proto-Germanic*angijō
  3. Old Norseeng
  4. Norwegianeng“meadow”
  5. NorwegianEngh
  6. EnglishEngh

From Norwegian Engh, a habitational name from Norwegian eng (“meadow”) for a person from a farm near meadow, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic *angijō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“a bend; curve; bowl-shape; valley”), from *h₂enk- (“to bend; bow; curve”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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