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Waugh.

A surname from Old English.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/wɔː/Received-Pronunciation/wɑ/General-American
  1. A surname from Old English.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Numerous places in the United States An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Numerous places in the United States An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Boone County, Indiana.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Probably from Old English walh (“foreign”), perhaps applied originally to the Welsh-speaking Britons who survived in Scotland well into the Middle Ages.

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