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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English

Meaning & History

From Middle English clos meaning "enclosure", a topographic name for someone who lived near a courtyard or farmyard.

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English adjectives, English verbs, Goo Goo Dolls songs, Pink Floyd characters, The Cure songs, word names
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Entry updated January 10, 2017

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