Flagg

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proper noun

A village in Derbyshire, England.

OriginOld English flag ← Old Norse flaga ← Proto-Germanic *flaką →
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Meanings

proper nounFlagg (countable and uncountable, plural Flaggs)

plural Flaggs

  1. countableuncountableA village in Derbyshire, England.
  2. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-“flat, broad, plain”
  2. Proto-Germanic*flaką“something flat”
  3. Old Norseflaga
  4. Old Englishflag“slab”
  5. EnglishFlagg

Both the surname and village are from Old English flag (“slab”), itself borrowed from Old Norse flaga, from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”).

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APA

Flagg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flagg

MLA

“Flagg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flagg. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flagg,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flagg.

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