Bosworth

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English boswurþ →
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Meanings

proper nounBosworth (countable and uncountable, plural Bosworths)

plural Bosworths

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishboswurþ“cattle enclosure”
  2. EnglishBosworth

From Old English boswurþ (“cattle enclosure”), from *bōs (attested in derivative bōsih, bōsiġ, bōsg (“cattle-stall”)) + wurþ, weorþ, worþ (“an enclosed place”). See also boose.

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APA

Bosworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bosworth

MLA

“Bosworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bosworth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bosworth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bosworth.

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