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Throckmorton

Throckmorton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9849).

Proper noun

Throckmorton (countable and uncountable, plural Throckmortons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9849).
  2. A town, the county seat of Throckmorton County, Texas, United States.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Throckmorton

pluralThrockmortons
alternative formThrogmorton

Origin of Throckmorton

Possibly from Old English þroc (“beam bridge”) + mere (“pool”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Throckmorton

Questions about Throckmorton

What does Throckmorton mean?
Throckmorton means a village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9849).
What part of speech is Throckmorton?
Throckmorton is a proper noun.

Words near Throckmorton in the dictionary

  1. throbopoietin
  2. throbs
  3. throbsome
  4. throcanteric
  5. Throckley
  6. Throckmorton
  7. Throckmorton County
  8. Throckmortons
  9. throdd
  10. throddle
  11. throddled

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