English Explanatory Dictionary

Mickleover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large suburban village and ward on the west side of the City of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3034).

Word forms

Mickleover

Etymology

From Middle English Mycheloure, from Old English miċel (“great”) + ōfer (“ridge”). Recorded as Ufram Majorem in 1087 from Old English ōfer + Latin maior (“great”), and as Magna Oura in 1223 from Latin magnus (“large”) + Old English ōfer.

Related words

Littleover
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