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Croft
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croft
English
Etymology
As an English surname, from the noun en croft small piece of land.
Also as an English surname, variant of en Craft.
As a en da -, en sv -, en de - and Jewish surname, Americanized from en Kraft.
The place in Leicestershire is from en ang cræft device.
Also compare en Kroft.
Proper noun
en Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft.
en place cc/England:
en village/and/cpar in bor/Warrington co/Cheshire OS grid ref SJ6393. Parish map (Warrington)
en small village par/Croft and Yarpole co/Herefordshire OS grid ref SO4565.
en village/and/cpar in dist/Blaby co/Leicestershire OS grid ref SP5195. Parish map (Leicestershire)
en village/and/cpar in dist/East Lindsey co/Lincolnshire OS grid ref TF5061. Parish map (Lincolnshire)
en unincorporated community co/Pratt County s/Kansas c/USA.
Derived terms
en Croftian
See also
en Croft and Yarpole
en Croft-on-Tees
en Croft Spa
References
Anagrams
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