Meanings
proper nounBeardwood (countable and uncountable, plural Beardwoods)
plural Beardwoods · alternative Beardsworth
- countableuncountableA suburb of Blackburn, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD663294).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
From the Old English personal name Bearda + worþ (“enclosure”). The second element later developed into wood.
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Beardwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beardwood
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