Calcott

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proper noun

A hamlet in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR172796).

OriginOld English cald →
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Meanings

proper nounCalcott (countable and uncountable, plural Calcotts)

plural Calcotts · alternative Callcott

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR172796).
  2. countableuncountableA village in Bicton parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ449139).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcald“cold”
  2. EnglishCalcott

From Old English cald (“cold”) + cot (“cottage”), denoting a place provided with a shelter for the wintertime. Compare Calcutt, Caldecote, Caldecott and Caldicot, which share the same etymology.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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