English Explanatory Dictionary

Wolstenholme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈwʊlstənˌhoʊm/

Word forms

Wolstenholme Wolstenholmes Oulsnam Woolstenhulme

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Wulfstān, which is composed of the elements wulf (“wolf”) and stān (“stone”), + Old Norse holmr (“island”).

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