Newhouse
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A placename; A hamlet in County Durham, England, United Kingdom. countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename; A hamlet in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NS7961). countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename; An unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename; A ghost town in Beaver County, Utah, United States. countable, uncountable
- 5 A surname.; A habitational surname from English countable, uncountable
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- 6 A surname.; A surname from German, variant of Neuhaus countable, uncountable
Etymology
* From new + house. * Calque of German Neuhaus. Derived from Neuhaus (cf. Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr.), anglicization of German Neuhaus. From neu+Haus. Cognate with, Catalan Casanova, French Maisonneuve, German Neuhaus, Italian Casanova, Occitan Casanova.
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