English Explanatory Dictionary

Bakewell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2168).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.
  3. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States.
  4. A suburb of the City of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia, named after E. H. Bakewell.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Bakewell tart.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bakewell (“Bakewell tart”).

Word forms

Bakewell Bakewells

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Badeca + wella (“spring, stream”).

Related words

Balkwill bakewell

Derived words

Bakewell pudding Bakewell tart cherry Bakewell
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