English Explanatory Dictionary

Unsworth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD814470).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Unsworth Unsworths

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Hund, a byname from hund (“hound, dog”), + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”). The loss of the initial "h" sound is a typical feature of Lancashire placenames.

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