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Dinckley

Dinckley proper noun: a civil parish of Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.

Proper noun

Dinckley

  1. A civil parish of Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.

Origin of Dinckley

Dinkidele (1246). Probably at least partially from Cumbric, from Proto-Brythonic *din (“fort”) + *koɨd (“forest”), with Old English leah (“clearing”) added later. Or else, the second element may be equivalent to Welsh celli (“grove”).

Questions about Dinckley

What does Dinckley mean?
Dinckley means a civil parish of Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.
What part of speech is Dinckley?
Dinckley is a proper noun.

Words near Dinckley in the dictionary

  1. dinatural
  2. dinaturality
  3. DINB
  4. DINC
  5. dincha
  6. Dinckley
  7. DINCs
  8. dinderhead
  9. dinderheads
  10. Dindigul
  11. dindle

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