English Explanatory Dictionary

Wadsworth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A civil parish in Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A village in Lake County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
  6. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada.
  7. A city and township in Medina County, Ohio, named after Elijah Wadsworth.
  8. An unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.
  10. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɒdzwə(ɹ)θ/ /ˈwɒdzwɜː(ɹ)θ/

Word forms

Wadsworth Wadsworths Wordsworth

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wæddi + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

Related words

Wadworth

Derived words

Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction wadsworthensis
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