Moorhouse

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proper noun

A small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356).

OriginOld English mōr →
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Meanings

proper nounMoorhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Moorhouses)

plural Moorhouses · alternative Moorehouse · alternative Morehouse

  1. countableuncountableA small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Laxton and Moorhouse parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7566).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmōr“moor, marsh, fen”
  2. EnglishMoorhouse

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + hūs (“house”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Moorhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moorhouse

MLA

“Moorhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moorhouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moorhouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moorhouse.

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