Croft
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See also: croft
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- As an English surname, from the noun croft (“small piece of land”).
- Also as an English surname, variant of Craft.
- As a Danish, Swedish, German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Kraft.
- The place in Leicestershire is from Old English cræft (“device”).
Also compare Kroft.
Proper noun
[edit]Croft
- A surname from Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft.
- A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6393). [1]
- A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5195). [2]
- A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5061). [3]
- An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States.
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- English terms derived from Danish
- English terms derived from Swedish
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Old English
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- English proper nouns
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- English surnames
- English surnames from Middle English
- en:Villages in Cheshire, England
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- en:Places in Leicestershire, England
- en:Villages in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Places in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Unincorporated communities in Kansas, USA
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- en:Places in Kansas, USA
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