"Defoe" meaning in English

See Defoe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Defoe
  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Defoe-en-name-qgmzlfHR Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
  2. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
    Daniel Defoe (c. 1659 to 1661 – 1731), English trader, writer, journalist and pamphleteer best known for writing Robinson Crusoe
    Categories (topical): Individuals Related terms: Dafoe, Foe
    Sense id: en-Defoe-en-name-rY0SU7-z Disambiguation of Individuals: 42 58 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Defoe (surname)): 迪福 (Dífú) (Chinese Mandarin), Дефо (Defo) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'Defoe (surname)': 50 50

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