"Loft" meaning in English

See Loft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Lofts [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * From Middle English lofte (“loft, attic”), possibly a surname given to a household servant who worked in an upper chamber; see the noun loft. * Borrowed from Danish Loft, a habitational surname. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|lofte||loft, attic}} Middle English lofte (“loft, attic”), {{bor|en|da|Loft}} Danish Loft Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Loft (plural Lofts)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Loft-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 59 36 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 38 1 3

Inflected forms

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