English Explanatory Dictionary

Calcott

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR172796).
  2. A village in Bicton parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ449139).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Calcott Calcotts Callcott

Etymology

From Old English cald (“cold”) + cot (“cottage”), denoting a place provided with a shelter for the wintertime. Compare Calcutt, Caldecote, Caldecott and Caldicot, which share the same etymology.

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