Norris

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US/ˈnɔɹɪs/New York City, Philadelphia/ˈnɑɹɪs/

proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French norreis →
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A village in Fulton County, Illinois.
    2. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
    3. An abandoned village in Cedar County, Nebraska.
    4. A town in Pickens County, South Carolina.
    5. A city in Anderson County, Tennessee.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchnorreis“a northerner, a migrant from the north”
  2. EnglishNorris

An Anglo-Norman surname, from Old French norreis (“a northerner, a migrant from the north”). More at French norois.

More words from Old French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Norris

morrisBorisHorace
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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