English Explanatory Dictionary

Moorhouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356).
  2. A hamlet in Laxton and Moorhouse parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7566).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Moorhouse Moorhouses Moorehouse Morehouse

Etymology

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + hūs (“house”).

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