English word origin

Etymology of Dodds

From Dodd + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Middle English Dodd.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A surname originating as a patronymic. · A township in Jefferson County, Illinois. · A ghost town in Woodbury County, Iowa. · An unincorporated community in New Madrid County, Missouri.

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From Dodd + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Middle English Dodd.

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Derivation mentionDoddenm

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Source etymology 2

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name

plural of Dodd

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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