Given name & surname
Metcalf
“meat calf”
Metcalf is a surname, possibly from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Metcalf possibly goes back to Old English *metecealf, meaning “meat calf.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Possibly from Old English *metecealf (“meat calf”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Metcalf’s family of names
In English usage, Metcalf as a surname has a related form in MEDCALF. In English usage, Metcalf as a surname has a related form in MEDCALF. In English usage, Metcalf as a surname has a related form in Medcalfe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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