English Explanatory Dictionary

Quarles

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Holkham parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF883387).
  2. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.
  4. A pseudonym of Edgar Allan Poe.
noun
  1. plural of quarle

Word forms

Quarles Quarleses Qualls

Etymology

From Old English *hwerflas, nominative/accusative plural form of hwerfel (“circle”), perhaps referred to an ancient circle of stones.

Derived words

Quarlesian
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