English Explanatory Dictionary

Crosthwaite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD437914).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Crosthwaite Crosthwaites Crosthwait

Etymology

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + þveit (“clearing”).

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