noun
Nesbitt
noun
1
A surname of English origin, originally referring to a place name.
"Nesbitt is a fairly common surname in Northern Ireland and Scotland."
Word Forms
Nesbitts plural
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Etymology
From Old English nosu ("nose") + bita ("bit, fragment") or byht ("bend, bay"), likely describing a curved or jutting piece of land.