Wardlaw

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English weard →
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Meanings

proper nounWardlaw (plural Wardlaws)

plural Wardlaws · alternative Wordlaw

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishweard“watchman”
  2. EnglishWardlaw

Habitational surname typical of Scotland, from Old English weard (“watchman”) + hlǣw (“hill, mound”).

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

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Chicago

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