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Pewsey

Pewsey proper noun: a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1660).

Proper noun

Pewsey (countable and uncountable, plural Pewseys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1660).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Pewsey

pluralPewseys

Origin of Pewsey

From the unrecorded Old English personal name *Pefi + -s- + īeġ (“island; well-watered land”).

Words formed from Pewsey

Questions about Pewsey

What does Pewsey mean?
Pewsey means a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1660).
What part of speech is Pewsey?
Pewsey is a proper noun.

Words near Pewsey in the dictionary

  1. pewless
  2. pewlike
  3. pewmate
  4. pewmates
  5. pews
  6. Pewsey
  7. Pewseys
  8. pewsful
  9. pewter
  10. pewtered
  11. pewterer

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