English Explanatory Dictionary

Wigglesworth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8056).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Wigglesworth Wigglesworths

Etymology

From Old English winċel (“nook, corner”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

Derived words

Wigglesworthian
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