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Wigglesworth

Wigglesworth proper noun: a village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8056).

Proper noun

Wigglesworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wigglesworths)

  1. A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8056).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wigglesworth

pluralWigglesworths

Origin of Wigglesworth

From Old English winċel (“nook, corner”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

Words formed from Wigglesworth

Questions about Wigglesworth

What does Wigglesworth mean?
Wigglesworth means a village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8056).
What part of speech is Wigglesworth?
Wigglesworth is a proper noun.

Words near Wigglesworth in the dictionary

  1. wiggler
  2. wigglers
  3. wiggles
  4. wiggles out of
  5. wigglesome
  6. Wigglesworth
  7. Wigglesworthian
  8. Wigglesworths
  9. wigglier
  10. wiggliest
  11. wiggliness

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