English Explanatory Dictionary

Lofthouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Fountains Earth parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1073).
  2. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3326).
  3. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Lofthouse Lofthouses

Etymology

From Old Norse lopt (“loft, attic”) + hús (“house”); equivalent to loft + house.

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