"Trollope" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Trollopes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒləp Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from Old Norse trǫll (“supernatural being, imp”) + Old English hop (“small, enclosed valley”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|trǫll||supernatural being, imp}} Old Norse trǫll (“supernatural being, imp”), {{der|en|ang|hop||small, enclosed valley}} Old English hop (“small, enclosed valley”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Trollope (plural Trollopes)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Trollope-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname.
    Anthony Trollope, English author.
    Derived forms: Trollope ploy, Trollopean, Trollopeana, Trollopianism
    Sense id: en-Trollope-en-name-8RgCFBcV Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Individuals: 3 97

Inflected forms

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