What does "prescott" mean?
An English habitational surname from any of several places in England.
Prescott
name
name ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An English habitational surname from any of several places in England.
- Grammar: prescott is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, last name, municipality, urban area.
- Useful contrasts: given name, rural area.
- Usage evidence: "Never kick a sore toe against a stone wall," quoth Dick Prescott, and passed on into the school building.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An English habitational surname from any of several places in England. countable
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname. countable
- 3 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Yavapai County, Arizona. countable, uncountable
"Collin Clabaugh moved from California to live with his grandparents in Prescott after his parents died within two weeks of each other in 2018."
- 4 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Nevada County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Prescott Township, Adams County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Linn County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A former town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Richland Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Faribault County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Columbia County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Walla Walla County, Washington. countable, uncountable
- 14 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Pierce County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 15 A placename:; A town in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 16 A placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Culmstock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0814). countable, uncountable
- 17 A placename:; A place in England:; A settlement and civil parish (without a council) in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9829). countable, uncountable
- 18 A placename:; A place in England:; An area of Baschurch, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4221). countable, uncountable
- 19 A placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Stottesdon parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO6681). countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
given namerural area
Example
""Never kick a sore toe against a stone wall," quoth Dick Prescott, and passed on into the school building."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "prescott"?
Common synonyms include: family name, last name, municipality, urban area.
How do you use "prescott" in a sentence?
"Never kick a sore toe against a stone wall," quoth Dick Prescott, and passed on into the school building.