"Holcroft" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Holcrofts [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified settlement in Lancashire, from Old English hol (“hollow place”) + croft (“small enclosure”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|hol||hollow place}} Old English hol (“hollow place”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Holcroft (plural Holcrofts)
  1. A habitational surname from Old English. Synonyms: Hawcroft
    Sense id: en-Holcroft-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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