Colwich

C3O1L1W4I1C3H4

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0121).

OriginOld English col →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0121).
  2. A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcol“charcoal”
  2. EnglishColwich

* (in Kansas): A portmanteau of Colorado + Wichita after the Colorado and Wichita Railroad. * (in Staffordshire): Either from Old English col (“charcoal”) + wīc (“farm”); or else meaning "Cola's farm", from Old English personal name Cola + wīc (“farm”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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