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Pollard en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɑ.lɚd/ (US)
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  • /ˈpɒl.əd/ (UK)
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Etymology

From Middle English poll (“head”) + the pejorative suffix -ard (“person characterized by or associated with something, often in a negative way”). The suffix has the same meaning as in drunkard and coward.

Meanings

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. A town in Escambia County, Alabama, United States.
  3. A minor city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Victoria Township, Rice County, Kansas, United States.

Deriveds

Pollard script