Etymology

Catterall

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4942). Full definition →

Old English halh ← Old Norse kattarhali
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromkattarhali“cat's tail”
  2. Old English · inherited fromhalh“water meadow”
  3. English todayCatterall

Unknown. Possibly from Old English halh (“water meadow”) with given name Cater. Possibly from Old Norse kattarhali (“cat's tail”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhalh all →

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