Surry
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See also: surry
English
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Etymology
[edit]A spelling variant of Surrey found in some place names.
Proper noun
[edit]Surry
- A town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
- A small town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States, named after the Earl of Surrey.
- A small incorporated town, the county seat of Surry County, Virginia, United States. Former names include: Smithville.
- Obsolete spelling of Surrey.; however, more often a misspelling of Surrey.
- 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter XIV, in Emma: […], volume II, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, pages 262–263:
- “When you have seen more of this country, I am afraid you will think you have over-rated Hartfield. Surry is full of beauties.” “Oh! yes, I am quite aware of that. It is the garden of England, you know. Surry is the garden of England.”
- A surname.
Derived terms
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Towns in Maine, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Maine, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Towns in New Hampshire, USA
- en:Places in New Hampshire, USA
- en:Towns in Virginia, USA
- en:County seats of Virginia, USA
- en:Places in Virginia, USA
- English obsolete forms
- English misspellings
- English terms with quotations
- English surnames