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Hickling

Hickling proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4123).

Proper noun

Hickling (countable and uncountable, plural Hicklings)

  1. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4123).
  2. A village in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6929).
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Hickling

pluralHicklings

Origin of Hickling

From the Old English personal name *Hicel + -ing (“belonging to”).

Words formed from Hickling

  • Hickling Green
  • Hickling Heath
  • Hickling Pastures

Questions about Hickling

What does Hickling mean?
Hickling means a village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4123).
What part of speech is Hickling?
Hickling is a proper noun.

Words near Hickling in the dictionary

  1. Hickles
  2. Hickleton
  3. hicklib
  4. hicklike
  5. Hicklin
  6. Hickling
  7. Hicklings
  8. Hickman
  9. Hickman County
  10. Hickman line
  11. Hickman lines

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