Gauxholme

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/ˈɡaʊksəm//ˈɡaʊəm//ˈɡaʊm//ˈɡɔːksəm/

proper noun

A suburb of Todmorden, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9323).

OriginOld Norse gaukr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Todmorden, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9323).

Origin

  1. Old Norsegaukr“cuckoo”
  2. EnglishGauxholme

From Old Norse gaukr (“cuckoo”) [Term?] + holme meaning "island of the cuckoo".

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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