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Friend en · NOUN

Etymology

English surname, from the noun friend, or adaptations of it in other languages such as German Freund, Dutch Vriend, Slovene Prijatelj.

Meanings

  1. A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends. (See also Friends.)
  2. (qualifier:rock-climbing) Brand name of a spring-loaded camming device, now used to refer to any such device, often uncapitalized, as friend.

Forms

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Deriveds

public Friend

Friend en · PROPN

Etymology

English surname, from the noun friend, or adaptations of it in other languages such as German Freund, Dutch Vriend, Slovene Prijatelj.

Meanings

  1. A surname transferred from the common noun.
  2. A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Terry Township, Finney County, Kansas.
  3. A place in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Saline County, Nebraska, named after Charles E. Friend.
  4. A place in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Wasco County, Oregon, named after George J. Friend.