English Explanatory Dictionary

Catterall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4942).
  2. A habitational surname.

Word forms

Catterall Catteralls

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Old English halh (“water meadow”) with given name Cater. Possibly from Old Norse kattarhali (“cat's tail”).

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