Cudworth

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/ˈkʊdwɜːɹθ//ˈkʊdəθ/

proper noun

A small village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3810).

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

proper nounCudworth (countable and uncountable, plural Cudworths)

plural Cudworths

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3810).
    2. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3808).
    3. countableuncountableA small village in Newdigate parish, Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2141).
    4. countableuncountableA small town north-east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Cūþa or Cuda + worþ (“enclosure”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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