English Explanatory Dictionary

Whitwell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A number of places in England:
  2. A village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK5276).
  3. A village in St Paul's Walden parish, North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1821).
  4. A village in Niton and Whitwell parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5278).
  5. A locality in Reepham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG0921).
  6. A hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2899).
  7. A small village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SK9208).
  8. A city in Marion County, Tennessee, United States.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Whitwell Whitwells

Etymology

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + well.

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