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Borthwick

Borthwick proper noun: a hamlet and parish of Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3659).

Proper noun

Borthwick (countable and uncountable, plural Borthwicks)

  1. A hamlet and parish of Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3659).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Borthwick

pluralBorthwicks

Origin of Borthwick

From Old English bord (“board”) + wīc (“village”).

Questions about Borthwick

What does Borthwick mean?
Borthwick means a hamlet and parish of Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3659).
What part of speech is Borthwick?
Borthwick is a proper noun.

Words near Borthwick in the dictionary

  1. Bortala
  2. bortezomib
  3. Borth
  4. Borth-y-Gest
  5. Borths
  6. Borthwick
  7. Borthwicks
  8. Bortle
  9. Bortle scale
  10. Bortles
  11. Bortleses

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