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Newhouse (name) means an English surname, originally denoting someone who lived in a newly built house. Example: “The Newhouse family founded a large publishing company.”

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An English surname, originally denoting someone who lived in a newly built house.
"The Newhouse family founded a large publishing company."
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Etymology

This name has two strands. One is simply new + house. The other is a calque of German Neuhaus: it derives from Neuhaus (compare Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr.), an anglicization of German Neuhaus, itself from neu + Haus. It is cognate with Catalan Casanova, French Maisonneuve, German Neuhaus, Italian Casanova, and Occitan Casanova.

Origin: German

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What does “Newhouse” mean?
The word “Newhouse” means an English surname, originally denoting someone who lived in a newly built house.
How do you use “Newhouse” in a sentence?
Here is “Newhouse” used in a sentence: “The Newhouse family founded a large publishing company.”
What part of speech is “Newhouse”?
“Newhouse” is a name.
What is the meaning of Newhouse?
"Newhouse" (name) means an English surname, originally denoting someone who lived in a newly built house.