English Explanatory Dictionary

Dowbiggin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Sedbergh parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD6892).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Dowbiggin Dowbiggins

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Dúfa, a byname from dúfa (“dove”), + bygging (“building, structure”).

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