The story
- Old Norse · derived fromvíkingr“viking”
- English todayWicklow
Likely from Old Norse víkingr (“viking”), genitive indefinite plural vikinga + ló (“meadow, lea”), thus 'vikings' meadow'. Earlier spellings include Wykinglo in 1173, Wygingelow in 1185, Wykinglo in 1192, and Wykinglowe in 1355.
Words from the same roots
Old Norsevíkingr all →
Wickenby
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.