"Snowball" meaning in English

See Snowball in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Snowballs [plural]
Etymology: From snow + ball, probably a nickname for someone who had a patch of white hair or a pale bald patch, amid dark hair. Etymology templates: {{com|en|snow|ball}} snow + ball Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Snowball (plural Snowballs)
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
    Sense id: en-Snowball-en-name-su1yiRXa Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Australia, Villages in Australia, Villages in New South Wales, Australia
    Sense id: en-Snowball-en-name-zxM7Tdzx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

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