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Pratt

Pratt

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A family name sometimes used for places or institutions
  • proper noun
translation icon : Pratt
  • Well, we'll just have to move the event till March... and hope the Pratts come through.
  • Pratt & Whitney
  • Louise Pratt
  • Mary Louise Pratt

And he he meets Fletcher Pratt, who's going to become his major collaborator.

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Examples

  • The sign on the pebbled glass door said: "Pratt and Fiske, Attorneys at Law."

    Fiction book (1992)
  • How does a titan like Robert Pratt feel about you living here?

  • Of course, authorities were afraid that Pratt might have told someone else.

  • And you are married to Chris Pratt, who is just.

  • I talked to to the director, talked to Chris Pratt about it and that was that.

  • The engagement with Monsieur George Pratt is long over.

  • I look through the gate and motion for Pratt and Kenny to come in.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • As usual on Friday, Kenny, Pratt, and I take the long way home on our bikes.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Roger Pratt reporting.

  • The sign outside read: "Pratt and Fiske, Attorneys at Law."

Surface Forms

Pratt main

Etymology

Pratt probably began as a nickname from the old English word prætt, which meant 'trick' or 'cunning'. So a person called Pratt might once have been known for being clever or a trick-maker, and over time this became a family name used for people and places.