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Balkwill

Balkwill proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Balkwill (plural Balkwills)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Balkwill

pluralBalkwills

Origin of Balkwill

Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost settlement in Devon named with Old English balca (“ridge”) + wella (“well, stream, spring”). Alternatively, it could be a variant of Bakewell.

Questions about Balkwill

What does Balkwill mean?
Balkwill means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Balkwill?
Balkwill is a proper noun.

Words near Balkwill in the dictionary

  1. balkline
  2. balklines
  3. Balko
  4. Balkos
  5. balks
  6. Balkwill
  7. Balkwills
  8. balky
  9. ball
  10. ball ache
  11. ball aches

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