Etymology

Edgeworth

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Today it means: A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia. Full definition →

Old English eċġ
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  1. Old English · derived fromeċġ“edge”
  2. English todayEdgeworth

From Old English eċġ (“edge”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englisheċġ all →

edgeEdgecombEdgecumbe

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