Etymology

Walsworth

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Today it means: A suburban area of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL199301). Full definition →

Old English wealh
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwealh“Briton”
  2. English todayWalsworth

From Old English wealh (“Briton”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”). Compare Walworth.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwealh all →

WalcottWalworthWoffordwaleWallingtonWalfordWallaseyWalmerWalsdenwealh

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.