Etymology

Caldecott

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Today it means: A former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England, now part of Shocklach Oviatt and District civil parish. Full definition →

Old English cald
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  1. Old English · derived fromcald“cold”
  2. English todayCaldecott

From Old English cald (“cold”) + cot (“cottage”), denoting a place provided with a shelter for the wintertime. Compare Caldecote and Calcott, which share the same etymology.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcald all →

coldCaldwellCawthorneColbeckCalcuttColebrookeCalcottConiston Cold

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