English Explanatory Dictionary

Errol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name transferred from the surname, popularized by American Actor Errol Flynn.
  2. A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2522).
  3. A town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛɹəl/

Word forms

Errol

Etymology

Transferred from a rare Scottish surname derived from a place name, of unknown meaning. Later interpreted as a variant of Earl in the U.S.

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