Hardacre

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English hard →
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Meanings

proper nounHardacre (plural Hardacres)

plural Hardacres

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhard“hard”
  2. EnglishHardacre

Topographic surname for someone who lived on a patch of poor, stony land, from Middle English hard (“hard”) + aker (“acre, field”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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