Etymology

Wrythe

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Today it means: A suburban area (district) of Carshalton in the Borough of Sutton, Greater London. Full definition →

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Wrythe · proper noun1

The place-name was coined (or at least standardised) in the Ordnance Survey's 1:1056 scale map series, published 1867, but first attested 10 August 1866 in a document presented to the House of Commons (see quotations) using the Survey's then-unpublished map data.

Wrythe · proper noun2

An alternative spelling of the surname Writhe. Related to Wriothesley.

Wrythe · proper noun3

From Green Wrythe Lane, the road upon which the capital of Austenasia is located; itself named after the Wrythe area. Coined 20 September 2008 (see quotations).

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