Whitehurst

W4H4I1T1E1H4U1R1S1T1

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hwīt →
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Meanings

proper nounWhitehurst (countable and uncountable, plural Whitehursts)

plural Whitehursts

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Dilhorne parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9745).

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwīt“white”
  2. EnglishWhitehurst

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hyrst (“hurst, hillock, wooded hill”).

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