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Galsworthy

gals·worthy

US/ˈɡæˌlzwɜrði/ uncommon

noun

1.

English novelist (1867-1933)

Origin

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devonshire, from Old English gagel (“sweet gale, bog myrtle”) + -worthy, a toponymic suffix deriving from Old English worþ (“enclosure”).

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