English Explanatory Dictionary

Westcott

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7117).
  3. A hamlet in Bridford parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7886).
  4. A village (unparished) west of Dorking, Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1448).
  5. A ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.
  6. A neighbourhood of Syracuse, New York, United States.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Westcott Westcotts Westacott

Etymology

From Old English west (“west”) + cot (“cottage; shelter”).

Derived words

Westcott Barton Westcottian
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