Etymology

Whitehaven

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Today it means: A port town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough, and historically within the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NX9718). Full definition →

English haven ← Middle English havene ← Old English hæfen
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱweyt-
  2. Proto-Germanic*hwītaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hwīt
  4. Old Englishhwīt
  5. Middle Englishwhit
  6. Englishwhite
  7. Old Englishhæfen
  8. Middle Englishhavene
  9. Englishhaven
  10. English todayWhitehaven

From white + haven.

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