Pankhurst

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English pinca →
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Meanings

proper nounPankhurst (plural Pankhursts)

plural Pankhursts

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishpinca“finch”
  2. EnglishPankhurst

Habitational, perhaps from Pinkhurst in Slinfold or Pinkhurst Farm in Abinger, from Old English pinca (“finch”) or a personal name derived from it + hyrst (“hillock copse”). Alternatively perhaps from Pankhurst (Surrey), of obscure origin.

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Pankhurst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pankhurst

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“Pankhurst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pankhurst. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pankhurst,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pankhurst.

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