English Explanatory Dictionary

Sawrey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Sawrey Sawreys

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place near Hawkshead, in Cumbria, from Old Norse saurar, plural of saurr (“mud, dirt”).

Related words

Far Sawrey Near Sawrey
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