English Explanatory Dictionary

Beckwith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English of Old English origin.
  2. A number of places:
  3. A small settlement in Beckwithshaw parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2852).
  4. A township in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. Former name of Beckwourth, California, United States.

Word forms

Beckwith

Etymology

From Old English bēċe ("beech") + Old Norse viðr (“wood”) 'Beechwood'

Derived words

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
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