Calcutt

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proper noun

A village in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE343557).

OriginOld English cald →
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Meanings

proper nounCalcutt (countable and uncountable, plural Calcutts)

plural Calcutts

  1. countableuncountableA village in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE343557).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Cricklade parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU112934).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcald“cold”
  2. EnglishCalcutt

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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