Musselwhite

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English muscle →
UncommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

proper nounMusselwhite (plural Musselwhites)

plural Musselwhites

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmuscle“mussel”
  2. EnglishMusselwhite

Unexplained. Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost place in Southern England, from Old English muscle (“mussel”) + wiht (“bend, curve”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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