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Illingworth

Illingworth proper noun: a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0729).

Proper noun

Illingworth (countable and uncountable, plural Illingworths)

  1. A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0729).
  2. A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Illingworth

pluralIllingworths

Origin of Illingworth

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

Questions about Illingworth

What does Illingworth mean?
Illingworth means a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0729).
What part of speech is Illingworth?
Illingworth is a proper noun.

Words near Illingworth in the dictionary

  1. illimitude
  2. illimitudes
  3. Illinese
  4. illing
  5. Illings
  6. Illingworth
  7. Illingworths
  8. Illini
  9. illinition
  10. illinitions
  11. illinium

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