English Explanatory Dictionary

Micklethwaite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A hamlet in Thursby parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY284504).
  3. A small village north of Bingley, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1041)
  4. A suburban area of Wetherby, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE402494).
  5. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Word forms

Micklethwaite Micklethwaites Micklethwait

Etymology

From Old Norse mikill (“great, large”) + þveit (“clearing”).

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