Etymology

Lowestoft

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM5493). Full definition →

Old Norse Hloðvér
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromHloðvér“a personal name”
  2. English todayLowestoft

From Old Norse Hloðvér (“a personal name”) + toft (“homestead”).

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