Etymology

Calthwaite

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Today it means: A village in Hesket parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4640). Full definition →

Old Norse kalfr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromkalfr“calf”
  2. English todayCalthwaite

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”) + þveit (“clearing”).

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