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Lovelace.

A surname transferred from the nickname.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English lufeless (“loveless”), possibly a nickname for a philanderer. In the libertine sense, refers to Robert Lovelace, a character in Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady.

noun
  1. A well-mannered libertine.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English lufeless (“loveless”), possibly a nickname for a philanderer. In the libertine sense, refers to Robert Lovelace, a character in Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady.

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