Kershaw

//ˈkərʃɔːr// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A placename in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, and two hamlets in West Yorkshire.
  3. 3
    A town in Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States.

Etymology

From Old English; equivalent to kirk (“church”) + shaw (“grove”).

Related phrases

Kershaw County

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