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Purdue

Purdue

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A family name used by people in English-speaking countries
  • proper noun
  • /pərˈdjuː/
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  • "We have to make sure people know what to do if they catch one and make sure that people know they need to keep water clean," said Linda Prokopy, a Purdue associate professor of natural resources planning.
  • Purdue University

And it was Jim Purdue saying in a pickup truck, like, all our chickens are super happy and all our farmers are super happy and yay eat chicken.

Examples

  • These are games I think Purdue wins if they take these early struggles and grow from them.

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  • Purdue chemist Michael Lipschutz, who identified the meteorite, photographed the two boys in the same places they were standing when the meteorite hit.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Oregon State - The Beavers didn't play well in the first half, but Purdue played far worse.

    Blog text (23)

  • Several universities are located within Indianapolis, such as Butler University, Indiana University-Purdue, and the University of Indianapolis.

    Blog text (27)

  • Purdue chemist Michael Lipschutz says preliminary analysis indicates that the wedge-shaped meteorite is an unusual sort of ordinary chondrite.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The VIN News Service asked Dr. Tony Johnson, a board-certified criticalist at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine and an emergency medicine consultant for VIN, to review the complaint against Pol and provide his perspective.

    Blog text (32)

  • GE Capital Fleet Services' U.S. maintenance control center, located in Eden Prairie, MN, has been certified as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal in collaboration with the Center for Customer-Driven Quality, founded at Purdue University.

    Blog text (31)

  • Sonny Purdue was a prominent figure in the family's history of public service.

  • Many notable athletes have the last name Purdue, contributing to the family's legacy.

  • In the small town, the Purdue family is well-known for their long-standing community involvement.

Surface Forms

Purdue main

Etymology

Purdue is a family surname that likely comes from old French and forms like Perdue, which looks like the French word 'perdu' meaning 'lost', so a helpful way to remember it is to imagine an ancestor called 'the lost one' and today Purdue is just a last name passed down in families.