English Explanatory Dictionary

Silverthorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Word forms

Silverthorn Silverthorns Silverthorne

Etymology

Apparently a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old English seolfor (“silver”) + þorn (“thorn; thorny bush”).

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