English Explanatory Dictionary

Huxtable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English, now most associated with the upper middle class black family on The Cosby Show.

Pronunciation

/ˈhʌkstəbəl/

Word forms

Huxtable Huxtables

Etymology

Habitational surname typical of Devon, from Old English hoc (“hook or spur of land”) + stapol (“post”).

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