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Holdsworth

Holdsworth proper noun: a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0828).

Proper noun

Holdsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Holdsworths)

  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0828).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Holdsworth

pluralHoldsworths
alternative formHolsworth
alternative formHouldsworth

Origin of Holdsworth

From the Old English personal name Halda + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

Questions about Holdsworth

What does Holdsworth mean?
Holdsworth means a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0828).
What part of speech is Holdsworth?
Holdsworth is a proper noun.

Words near Holdsworth in the dictionary

  1. holds water
  2. holds with
  3. holds with the hare and runs with the hounds
  4. holdsman
  5. holdsmen
  6. Holdsworth
  7. Holdsworths
  8. holdup
  9. holdupper
  10. holduppers
  11. holdups

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