"Neat" meaning in English

See Neat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Neats [plural]
Etymology: English metonymic occupational surname for a herdsman or a nickname for someone thought to resemble an ox or a cow, from Middle English neat (“ox, cow”), from Old English neat. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|neat||ox, cow}} Middle English neat (“ox, cow”), {{der|en|ang|neat}} Old English neat Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Neat (plural Neats)
  1. A surname from Middle English.
    Sense id: en-Neat-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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