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Wraxall

Wraxall proper noun: a civil parish in Dorset, England.

Proper noun

Wraxall (countable and uncountable, plural Wraxalls)

  1. A civil parish in Dorset, England.
  2. A hamlet in Ditcheat parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6036).
  3. A village in Wraxall and Failand parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4971).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wraxall

pluralWraxalls

Origin of Wraxall

From a lost Old English word *wrocc (“buzzard”), perhaps used as a personal name, + -s- + healh (“corner, angle, nook”). Compare the doublet Wroxall.

Words formed from Wraxall

  • Higher Wraxall
  • Lower Wraxall
  • North Wraxall
  • South Wraxall
  • Upper Wraxall

Phrases with Wraxall

Questions about Wraxall

What does Wraxall mean?
Wraxall means a civil parish in Dorset, England.
What part of speech is Wraxall?
Wraxall is a proper noun.

Words near Wraxall in the dictionary

  1. wrawl
  2. wrawled
  3. wrawling
  4. wrawlings
  5. wrawls
  6. Wraxall
  7. Wraxall and Failand
  8. Wraxalls
  9. wraxle
  10. wraxled
  11. wraxles

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