Cawthorne

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2807).

OriginOld English cald →
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Meanings

proper nounCawthorne (countable and uncountable, plural Cawthornes)

plural Cawthornes · alternative Cothran · alternative Corthorn · alternative Cauthorn · alternative Cawthrone · alternative Cawthorn · alternative Cawthron · alternative Cawthone · alternative Cawthon

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2807).
    2. countableuncountableA small settlement (and site of Cawthorne Camp) in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7789).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcald“cold”
  2. EnglishCawthorne

From Old English cald (“cold”) + þorn (“thornbush”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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