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Newhouse.

A placename

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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A placename A hamlet in County Durham, England, United Kingdom.
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A placename A hamlet in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NS7961).
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A placename An unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota, United States.
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A placename A ghost town in Beaver County, Utah, United States.
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A surname. A habitational surname from English
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A surname. A surname from German, variant of Neuhaus
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Where this word comes from

* From new + house. * Calque of German Neuhaus. Derived from Neuhaus (cf. Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr.), anglicization of German Neuhaus. From neu+Haus. Cognate with, Catalan Casanova, French Maisonneuve, German Neuhaus, Italian Casanova, Occitan Casanova.

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