name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of delf (“mine, quarry, ditch”). alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   Alternative spelling of Delft (“style of earthenware”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A village in Saddleworth parish, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD9807).
3. 3
   A rural locality in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.

Etymology

Etymology 1

After the Dutch city of Delft.

Etymology 2

(For the village) from Old English delf, gedelf (“quarry”)

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