Meanings
Origin
Possibly ultimately from the forest of Cluid. Between the 14th and 16th centuries, several individuals with the surnames Hakelute, de Hackluit or Hackluit, and Hakeluytt were recorded in Herefordshire.
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APA
Hakluyt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hakluyt
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“Hakluyt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hakluyt. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hakluyt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hakluyt.
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