Etymology

Wrestlingworth

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Today it means: A village in Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley parish, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2547). Full definition →

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From the Old English personal name *Wrǣstel, a nickname from wrǣste (“delicate; noble”) or wrǣstan (“to twist”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

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