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Calvert
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An English surname, originally an occupational name for a calf-herder.
"Calvert County in Maryland is named after the colonial Calvert family."
Word Forms
Calverts plural
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_____ County in Maryland is named after the colonial Calvert family.
Etymology
From Middle English calfhirde, equivalent to calf + herd.