Dinckley

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proper noun

A civil parish of Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.

OriginProto-Brythonic *din ← Old English leah →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A civil parish of Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.

Origin

  1. Old Englishleah“clearing”
  2. Proto-Brythonic*din“fort”
  3. EnglishDinckley

Dinkidele (1246). Probably at least partially from Cumbric, from Proto-Brythonic *din (“fort”) + *koɨd (“forest”), with Old English leah (“clearing”) added later. Or else, the second element may be equivalent to Welsh celli (“grove”).

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Dinckley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinckley

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“Dinckley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinckley. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dinckley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinckley.

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