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Calcott

Calcott proper noun: a hamlet in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR172796).

Proper noun

Calcott (countable and uncountable, plural Calcotts)

  1. A hamlet in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR172796).
  2. A village in Bicton parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ449139).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Calcott

pluralCalcotts
alternative formCallcott

Origin of Calcott

From Old English cald (“cold”) + cot (“cottage”), denoting a place provided with a shelter for the wintertime. Compare Calcutt, Caldecote, Caldecott and Caldicot, which share the same etymology.

Questions about Calcott

What does Calcott mean?
Calcott means a hamlet in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR172796).
What part of speech is Calcott?
Calcott is a proper noun.

Words near Calcott in the dictionary

  1. calcospherites
  2. calcospheritic
  3. Calcot
  4. Calcote
  5. Calcotes
  6. Calcott
  7. Calcotts
  8. calcrete
  9. calcretes
  10. calcretised
  11. calcretized

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