# Prendergast

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #50,736

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A suburb of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9516).

## Etymology
From the Irish and Welsh surname, perhaps derived from a now lost settlement in Flanders called Brontegeest. This surname was then brought to England through the Norman Conquest.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/prendergast