Knaggs

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/næɡz/

proper noun

A Northern English surname from North Germanic.

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Knaggs1

proper nounKnaggs (plural Knaggses)

plural Knaggses

  1. A Northern English surname from North Germanic.

    George Knaggs, a former ski racer...

    1990, Susan Eastman, “Say Goodbye to Push-Pull Shifting”, in Snow Country, page 74
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    With regard to the statement made by Mr. Knaggs, that he was the author of the process, and designer of the factory, Mr. Anderson had already expressed his regret that, in curtailing the Paper for reading, the introductory paragraphs, in which Mr. Knaggs' name was mentioned, were omitted.

    1873, Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers

    The ... man for [this] was Robert C. Knaggs.

    2021, Buying and Selling Civil War Memory in Gilded Age America, page 23

Knaggs2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Knagg

Origin

  1. North Germanic
  2. EnglishKnaggs

Of North Germanic origin.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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