Etymology

Northcott

N1O1R1T1H4C3O1T1T1

Today it means: A hamlet and civil parish (served by St Giles on the Heath with Northcott Parish Council) in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3392). Full definition →

Old English norþ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromnorþ“north”
  2. English todayNorthcott

From Old English norþ (“north”) + cot (“cottage”). Doublet of Northcote and Norcott.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishnorþ all →

northNortonNorwichNorthcoteNorwellNorburyNortholtNorlandNorringtonNortheyNorthmoorNorthingtonNarramoreNorgroveNorthall

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