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Wilcox

Wilcox proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Wilcox

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A village in the Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida.
  4. A township in Newaygo County, Michigan.
  5. An unincorporated community in Nodaway County, Missouri.
  6. A village in Kearney County, Nebraska.
  7. A census-designated place in Jones Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania.
  8. A ghost town in Somervell County, Texas.
  9. An extinct town in Whitman County, Washington.
  10. An unincorporated community in Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin.
  11. An unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming.

Origin of Wilcox

From Wilcock + -s (“the patronymic suffix”).

Words formed from Wilcox

Questions about Wilcox

What does Wilcox mean?
Wilcox means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Wilcox?
Wilcox is a proper noun.

Words near Wilcox in the dictionary

  1. wilcoed
  2. wilcoing
  3. wilcos
  4. Wilcot
  5. Wilcot, Huish and Oare
  6. Wilcox
  7. Wilcox County
  8. Wilcoxen
  9. Wilcoxens
  10. wilcoxite
  11. Wilcoxon

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