Meanings
proper nounPrivett (countable and uncountable, plural Privetts)
plural Privetts · alternative Privott
- countableuncountableA village in Froxfield and Privett parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6726).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
Apparently from the unattested Old English word *pryfet (“privet”). The location is recorded the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as Pryfetes flōdan.
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