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Thelwall

Thelwall proper noun: a suburban village in Grappenhall and Thelwall parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6487).

Proper noun

Thelwall (countable and uncountable, plural Thelwalls)

  1. A suburban village in Grappenhall and Thelwall parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6487).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Thelwall

pluralThelwalls
alternative formThelwell

Origin of Thelwall

From Old English þel (“board, plank”) + wēl (“deep pool”), later confused with wella (“well, spring, stream”).

Phrases with Thelwall

Questions about Thelwall

What does Thelwall mean?
Thelwall means a suburban village in Grappenhall and Thelwall parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6487).
What part of speech is Thelwall?
Thelwall is a proper noun.

Words near Thelwall in the dictionary

  1. thelony
  2. thelotremataceous
  3. thelotremoid
  4. Thelusma
  5. Thelusmas
  6. Thelwall
  7. Thelwalls
  8. Thelxinoe
  9. thelyblast
  10. thelyblasts
  11. thelycum

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