English Explanatory Dictionary

Macclesfield

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.
  2. A former borough in Cheshire, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into Cheshire East.
  3. A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia
  4. A surname

Pronunciation

/ˈmækəlzˌfiːld/ mǎʹkulz- LL-Q1860 (eng)-BigDom-Macclesfield.wav

Word forms

Macclesfield

Etymology

From the Old English name *Maccel, hence meaning field of Maccel. The Domesday Book records the name of Maclesfeld.

Derived words

Macclesfield Bank Maxonian
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