Meanings
nounHuguenot (plural Huguenots)
plural Huguenots
- historicalA member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century.
The village was once well known for its paper-milling, founded by Huguenot immigrants in 1648, which produced high-quality hand-made paper until 1952.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 178, about Eynsford
adjectiveHuguenot (comparative more Huguenot, superlative most Huguenot)
comparative more Huguenot · superlative most Huguenot
- Of, like or relating to Huguenotism or Huguenots.
Origin
- Frenchhuguenot“Huguenot”
- EnglishHuguenot
From French huguenot (“Huguenot”), of uncertain origin.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Hugenot
- Hugenotmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
Catalan hugonot, hugonot
- hugonotmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugonotof, like or relating to Huguenotism
- hugonotof, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
Czech hugenot, hugenotka
- hugenotmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugenotkamember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
Danish huguenot, huguenottisk
- huguenotmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- huguenottiskof, like or relating to Huguenotism
- huguenottiskof, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
Dutch hugenoot, hugenote
- hugenootmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugenotemember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
Esperanto hugenotisma, hugenota
- hugenotismaof, like or relating to Huguenotism
- hugenotaof, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
Estonian hugenott
- hugenottmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
Finnish hugenotti
- hugenottimember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
French huguenot, huguenote
- huguenotmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- huguenotemember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
German Hugenotte, Hugenottin
- Hugenottemember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- Hugenottinmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
Hungarian hugenotta, hugenotta
- hugenottamember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugenottaof, like or relating to Huguenotism
Irish Úgónach, Úgónach
- Úgónachmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- Úgónachof, like or relating to Huguenotism
- Úgónachof, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
Italian ugonotto, ugonotta
- ugonottomember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- ugonottamember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
Norwegian Bokmål hugenott, hugenottisk
- hugenottmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugenottiskof, like or relating to Huguenotism
- hugenottiskof, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
Polish hugenot, hugenotka
- hugenotmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugenotkamember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugonotmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugonotkamember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugenockiof, like or relating to Huguenotism
- hugonockiof, like or relating to Huguenotism
- hugenockiof, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
- hugonockiof, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
Portuguese huguenote, huguenote
- huguenotemember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- huguenoteof, like or relating to Huguenotism
- huguenoteof, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
Russian гугено́т, гугено́тка
- гугено́т (gugenót)member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- гугено́тка (gugenótka)member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
Spanish hugonote, hugonota
- hugonotemember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugonotamember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugonoteof, like or relating to Huguenotism
- hugonoteof, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
Swedish hugenott, hugenottisk
- hugenottmember of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
- hugenottiskof, like or relating to Huguenotism
Cite this entry
APA
Huguenot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huguenot
MLA
“Huguenot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huguenot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Huguenot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huguenot.
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