Birtwistle

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld Norse birki- ← Old English twisel →
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Meanings

proper nounBirtwistle (plural Birtwistles)

plural Birtwistles · alternative Bertwistle · alternative Birtwhistle

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtwisel“fork, bifurcation”
  2. Old Norsebirki-“birchen”
  3. EnglishBirtwistle

Habitational surname from a lost village in Lancashire, from Old Norse birki- (“birchen”) + Old English twisel (“fork, bifurcation”).

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APA

Birtwistle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birtwistle

MLA

“Birtwistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birtwistle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Birtwistle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birtwistle.

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