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Dowbiggin

Dowbiggin proper noun: a hamlet in Sedbergh parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD6892).

Proper noun

Dowbiggin (countable and uncountable, plural Dowbiggins)

  1. A hamlet in Sedbergh parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD6892).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Dowbiggin

pluralDowbiggins

Origin of Dowbiggin

From the Old Norse personal name Dúfa, a byname from dúfa (“dove”), + bygging (“building, structure”).

Questions about Dowbiggin

What does Dowbiggin mean?
Dowbiggin means a hamlet in Sedbergh parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD6892).
What part of speech is Dowbiggin?
Dowbiggin is a proper noun.

Words near Dowbiggin in the dictionary

  1. dowagers' humps
  2. dowages
  3. dowak
  4. dowar
  5. dowars
  6. Dowbiggin
  7. Dowbiggins
  8. dowd
  9. dowd cap
  10. Dowdall
  11. Dowdalls

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