Inskip

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proper noun

A village in Inskip-with-Sowerby parish, Wyre district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4637).

OriginProto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs ← Old English cȳpe →
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Meanings

proper nounInskip (countable and uncountable, plural Inskips)

plural Inskips

  1. countableuncountableA village in Inskip-with-Sowerby parish, Wyre district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4637).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcȳpe“osier-basket, especially for catching fish”
  2. Proto-Brythonic*ɨnɨs“island”
  3. EnglishInskip

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs (“island”) + Old English cȳpe (“osier-basket, especially for catching fish”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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