Etymology

Wigglesworth

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8056). Full definition →

Old English winċel
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwinċel“nook, corner”
  2. English todayWigglesworth

From Old English winċel (“nook, corner”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

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