Surname

Nettleship

“nettle”

Nettleship is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nettleship goes back to Old English netle, meaning “nettle.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Nettleship comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English netle (“nettle”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Nettleton

“nettle”

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Old English

Netherton

“lower”

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Old English

Nethercote

“lower”

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Old English

Newnham

“new” · “village, hamlet”

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Old English

Newsome

“(at the) new houses”

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Old English · Nature

Newham

“water-meadow”

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Old English

Neasham

“nose; projecting piece of land”

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Pictish

Newburn

“new”

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