Etymology

Spetisbury

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9102). Full definition →

Old English *speoht
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  1. Old English · derived from*speoht“woodpecker”
  2. English todaySpetisbury

Old English *speoht (“woodpecker”) + burh (“fort”). Recorded in the Domesday Book as Spesteberie.

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