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Putney.

A surname.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈpʌtni/UK
  1. A surname.

  2. A suburban town in the borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2475).

  3. An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States.

  4. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.

  5. A town in Windham County, Vermont.

  6. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

  7. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.

Where this word comes from

From Old English personal name Putta, genitive case Puttan + hȳþ (“landing place”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.