Nettleship

N1E1T1T1L1E1S1H4I1P3

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English netle →
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Meanings

proper nounNettleship (plural Nettleships)

plural Nettleships

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishnetle“nettle”
  2. EnglishNettleship

Habitational surname from a lost place in Yorkshire, from Old English netle (“nettle”) + -s- + hop (“small valley, enclosure”). The change of ending from -shop to -ship is common in Northern English.

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

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

Chicago

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

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