Goosnargh

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England; most of the village is in Whittingham parish (OS grid ref SD5536).

OriginOld Irish Gosan ← Old Norse erg →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England; most of the village is in Whittingham parish (OS grid ref SD5536).

Origin

  1. Old Norseerg“hill-pasture”
  2. Old IrishGosan
  3. EnglishGoosnargh

From Old Irish Gosan or Gusan (“a given name”) and Old Norse erg (“hill-pasture”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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