Pettengill

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English Portyngale →
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Meanings

proper nounPettengill (plural Pettengills)

plural Pettengills · alternative Pettingill

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishPortyngale“Portugal”
  2. EnglishPettengill

Ethnic surname for someone from Portugal, from an altered form of Middle English Portyngale (“Portugal”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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