Meanings
proper nounPrendergast (countable and uncountable, plural Prendergasts)
plural Prendergasts · alternative Pendergast · alternative Penderghast · alternative Pendergraft · alternative Pendergrass
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9516).
Origin
From the Irish and Welsh surname, perhaps derived from a now lost settlement in Flanders called Brontegeest. This surname was then brought to England through the Norman Conquest.
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APA
Prendergast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prendergast
MLA
“Prendergast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prendergast. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prendergast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prendergast.
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