Borthwick

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proper noun

A hamlet and parish of Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3659).

OriginOld English bord →
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Meanings

proper nounBorthwick (countable and uncountable, plural Borthwicks)

plural Borthwicks

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet and parish of Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3659).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbord“board”
  2. EnglishBorthwick

From Old English bord (“board”) + wīc (“village”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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