"Knollys" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /noʊlz/ Forms: Knollyses [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlz Etymology: Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knoll (“hilltop, hillock”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|knoll||hilltop, hillock}} Middle English knoll (“hilltop, hillock”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|es}} Knollys (countable and uncountable, plural Knollyses)
  1. (countable) A surname from Middle English. Wikipedia link: en:Knollys (family), en:Knollys (surname) Tags: countable Synonyms: Knoles [surname], Knowles [surname], Noles [surname]
    Sense id: en-Knollys-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

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