English Explanatory Dictionary

Gauxholme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb of Todmorden, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9323).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡaʊksəm/ /ˈɡaʊəm/ /ˈɡaʊm/ /ˈɡɔːksəm/ /ˈɡɔːəm/ /ˈɡɔːm/

Word forms

Gauxholme

Etymology

From Old Norse gaukr (“cuckoo”) [Term?] + holme meaning "island of the cuckoo".

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