English Explanatory Dictionary

Trollope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. Anthony Trollope, English author.

Word forms

Trollope Trollopes

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from Old Norse trǫll (“supernatural being, imp”) + Old English hop (“small, enclosed valley”).

Derived words

Trollope ploy Trollopean Trollopeana Trollopianism
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