Etymology

Swanage

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Today it means: A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0378). Full definition →

Middle English Swanwiche ← Old English swan
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  1. Old English · derived fromswan“swan”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromSwanwiche
  3. English todaySwanage

From Middle English Swanwiche, from Old English swan (“swan”) or swān (“herdsman, swain”) + wīċ (“village”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishswan all →

swanSwanwickSwanmoreSwanbourneSwancottSwanfordSwynnerton

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.