"Outen" meaning in English

See Outen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Outens [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, topographic surname from Middle English ove (“above”) (from Old English ufan) + toun (“village, town”). Also a variant of Oulton, Oughton (itself from Old English Ofa + tun). * As a Dutch surname, variant spelling of Ooten. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|ove|t=above}} Middle English ove (“above”), {{der|en|ang|ufan}} Old English ufan, {{der|en|ang|Ofa}} Old English Ofa, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Outen (plural Outens)
  1. A surname from Dutch. Wikipedia link: Outen

Inflected forms

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