"Pitt" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /pɪt/ Forms: Pitts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Pitt (countable and uncountable, plural Pitts)
  1. (countable) An English topographical surname for someone who lived by, or operated a pit or mine. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Pitt-en-name-KBLgww7I Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 41 33
  2. (informal) University of Pittsburgh Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Pitt-en-name-i1-4Sdof Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Universities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 41 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 42 33 Disambiguation of Universities: 13 69 18
  3. A hamlet in Hursley parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4528). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Hampshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Hampshire, England
    Sense id: en-Pitt-en-name-WbnCNyfS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 41 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Pitts
Derived forms: Brad as Pitt, Pitt Avenue, Pitt County, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, Pitt Island, Pittite, Pitt River, Pittsboro, Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, Pittsfield, Pittsgrove, Pitt's Head, Pittston, Pittstown, Pitt Street, Pittsylvania, Pitt Town, Pitt Town Bottoms

Inflected forms

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