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Wigton

Wigton proper noun: a market town and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY255481).

Proper noun

Wigton (countable and uncountable, plural Wigtons)

  1. A market town and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY255481).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wigton

pluralWigtons

Origin of Wigton

From the Old English personal name Wicga, a byname from wicga (“earwig”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Wigton

What does Wigton mean?
Wigton means a market town and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY255481).
What part of speech is Wigton?
Wigton is a proper noun.

Words near Wigton in the dictionary

  1. wigs onto
  2. wigs out
  3. wigsful
  4. Wigston
  5. Wigston Magna
  6. Wigton
  7. Wigtons
  8. Wigtown
  9. Wigtownshire
  10. wigwag
  11. wigwagged

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