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Oxenholme

Oxenholme proper noun: a village in Kendal parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5389).

Proper noun

Oxenholme

  1. A village in Kendal parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5389).

Origin of Oxenholme

From Old English oxna, genitive plural of oxa (“ox”) + Old Norse holmr (“pasture near a water source”).

Questions about Oxenholme

What does Oxenholme mean?
Oxenholme means a village in Kendal parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5389).
What part of speech is Oxenholme?
Oxenholme is a proper noun.

Words near Oxenholme in the dictionary

  1. Oxenforth
  2. oxengate
  3. oxengates
  4. Oxenhall
  5. Oxenham
  6. Oxenholme
  7. Oxenhope
  8. oxenium
  9. oxeniums
  10. oxenkind
  11. oxenless

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