Hungate

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English hund ← Old Norse hundr →
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Meanings

proper nounHungate (plural Hungates)

plural Hungates

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Norsegata“road, street”
  2. Old Norsehundr“dog”
  3. Old Englishhund“hound”
  4. EnglishHungate

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from either Old English hund (“hound”) or Old Norse hundr (“dog”) + Old Norse gata (“road, street”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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