"Purvis" meaning in All languages combined

See Purvis on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Purvises [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from Middle English purveys (“provisions, supplies”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for an official responsible of obtaining supplies. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|purveys||provisions, supplies}} Middle English purveys (“provisions, supplies”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Purvises}} Purvis (countable and uncountable, plural Purvises)
  1. A surname from Middle English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Purvis-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 20 10
  2. A city, the county seat of Lamar County, Mississippi, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Mississippi, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Mississippi, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Purvis-en-name-82u-xcqc Categories (other): County seats of Mississippi, USA
  3. An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Purvis-en-name-UHBhqNfN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Purves [surname] Derived forms: nervous Purvis

Inflected forms

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