Norsworthy

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounNorsworthy (plural Norsworthys)

plural Norsworthys · alternative Nasworthy · alternative Nazworth · alternative Norseworthy · alternative Noseworthy · alternative Nosworthy

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

English habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Walkhampton, Devon, from the Old English personal name *Norþ, a byname from norþ (“north”), + -s- + worþig (“estate, enclosure”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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