Moorhouse

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A hamlet in Laxton and Moorhouse parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7566). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + hūs (“house”).

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