Levenshulme

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proper noun

A suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SJ8794).

OriginOld English Leofwine ← Old Norse holmur →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SJ8794).

Origin

  1. Old Norseholmur“islet”
  2. Old EnglishLeofwine
  3. EnglishLevenshulme

From Old English Leofwine + Old Norse holmur (“islet”) (cf. Hulme).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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