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Catterall

Catterall proper noun: a village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4942).

Proper noun

Catterall (countable and uncountable, plural Catteralls)

  1. A village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4942).
  2. A habitational surname.

Forms of Catterall

pluralCatteralls
alternative formCattrall
alternative formCattrell
alternative formCattroll
alternative formCatherall
alternative formCathrall

Origin of Catterall

Unknown. Possibly from Old English halh (“water meadow”) with given name Cater. Possibly from Old Norse kattarhali (“cat's tail”).

Questions about Catterall

What does Catterall mean?
Catterall means a village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4942).
What part of speech is Catterall?
Catterall is a proper noun.

Words near Catterall in the dictionary

  1. cattell
  2. Cattellian
  3. Cattells
  4. cattelo
  5. catteloes
  6. Catterall
  7. Catteralls
  8. Catterick
  9. Catterick Bridge
  10. Catterick Garrison
  11. catteries

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