"Witherspoon" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Witherspoons [plural], Weatherspoon [alternative], Wotherspoon [alternative]
Etymology: Scottish habitational surname, perhaps from Middle English wether (“ram”) + spong (“narrow strip of land”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|wether||ram}} Middle English wether (“ram”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Witherspoon (plural Witherspoons)
  1. A surname from Middle English.
    Sense id: en-Witherspoon-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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