Given name & surname

Moorhouse

“moor, marsh, fen”

Moorhouse is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Moorhouse goes back to Old English mōr, meaning “moor, marsh, fen.”

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Where it comes from

Moorhouse comes from Old English.

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How it developed

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”).

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Moorhouse’s family of names

In English usage, Moorhouse as a surname has a related form in MOOREHOUSE. In English usage, Moorhouse as a surname has a related form in MOREHOUSE.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Old English

Mogridge

“ridge, spur”

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Old English

Backhouse

“bakehouse”

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Old English

Mowsley

“mouse”

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Old English

Mottram

“meeting” · “house, hall”

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Old English

Musgrave

“mouse”

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Old English

House

“place overgrown with water plants”

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Old English

Mansbridge

“bridge”

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Old English

Mock

“stack of hay”

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71% boys · 29% girls

Sibling ideas

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