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Walpole

//ˈwɔːl.pəʊl// name

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  1. 1
    An English habitational surname from Old English from either of two places in Norfolk and Suffolk.
  2. 2
    Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, English politician and writer.
  3. 3
    The name of several places:; A civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, that includes Walpole St Andrew and Walpole St Peter.
  4. 4
    The name of several places:; A village and civil parish (served by Cookley and Walpole Parish Council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM3674).
  5. 5
    The name of several places:; A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

Etymology

From Old English words for "wall" and "pool".

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