Witherspoon

Witherspoon is a Scottish surname meaning "sheep enclosure," from wether (castrated ram) and spoon (a strip of land).

The name gained American recognition through John Witherspoon, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, and more recently through actress Reese Witherspoon: The Witherspoons have lived in this county for generations.

Reese

actress

Female stage performer

A-lister · rom-com

surname

Scottish

Of that northern kingdom

lineage · heritage · patronymic · immigration · relatives · descendants · Ulster · Presbyterian

John

signer

One who writes authorization

Scotland · theologian · educator · clergyman · patriot · statesman · Enlightenment

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wither, spoon, withers, withered, withering, spoons, spooned, spooning, spoonful

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