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Wrigglesworth

Wrigglesworth proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Wrigglesworth (plural Wrigglesworths)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Wrigglesworth

pluralWrigglesworths
alternative formWriglesworth

Origin of Wrigglesworth

Habitational surname from a place in Yorkshire now called Woodlesford, from Old English wrīdels (a derivative of wrīd (“plant, bush, thicket”)) + ford (“ford”).

Questions about Wrigglesworth

What does Wrigglesworth mean?
Wrigglesworth means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Wrigglesworth?
Wrigglesworth is a proper noun.

Words near Wrigglesworth in the dictionary

  1. wriggler
  2. wrigglers
  3. wriggles
  4. wriggles out of
  5. wrigglesome
  6. Wrigglesworth
  7. Wrigglesworths
  8. wrigglier
  9. wriggliest
  10. wriggliness
  11. wriggling

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