Meadowcroft

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English mǣdwe →
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Meanings

proper nounMeadowcroft (plural Meadowcrofts)

plural Meadowcrofts

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmǣdwe
  2. EnglishMeadowcroft

Habitational surname from a lost settlement in the parish of Middleton, Lancashire, from Old English mǣdwe, inflected form of mǣd (“meadow”), + croft (“enclosed field”).

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APA

Meadowcroft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meadowcroft

MLA

“Meadowcroft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meadowcroft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Meadowcroft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meadowcroft.

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