Meanings
liverpool1
plural liverpools
- alternativeAlternative form of Liverpool (“horse jump obstacle”).
Liverpool2
- A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.
[…] British potters in Liverpool treasonously inscribed pro-American slogans on 1810s pitchers for the lucrative export trade ($2,000 to $6,000 at William R. and Teresa F. Kurau).
2009 January 23, Eve M. Kahn, “Conversation-Piece Buys, Maybe. Intriguing Histories, Definitely.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2020 - A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
- A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
- A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
- A village in the town of Salina, Onondaga County, New York, United States.
- A small borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A tiny city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old English*Liferpōl
- EnglishLiverpool
From Old English *Liferpōl, from lifer (“thick water”, literally “liver”) + pōl (“pool”), equivalent to liver + pool. Compare Old English lifrig (“thick, clotted”, literally “livery”).
More words from Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لِيفَرْبُول
- لِيفَرْبُول (līfarbūl)city in England
Bengali লিভারপুল
- লিভারপুল (libharopul)city in England
Bulgarian Ли́върпул, Ли́върпул
- Ли́върпул (Lívărpul)city in England
- Ли́върпул (Lívărpul)NY, Canada or Australia
Chinese Cantonese 利物浦
- 利物浦 (lei⁶ mat⁶ pou²)city in England
Chinese Mandarin 利物浦, 利物浦
- 利物浦 (Lìwùpǔ)city in England
- 利物浦 (Lìwùpǔ)NY, Canada or Australia
Czech Liverpool, Liverpool
- Liverpoolcity in England
- LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
Finnish Liverpool
- Liverpoolcity in England
French Liverpool, Liverpool
- Liverpoolcity in England
- LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
German Liverpool, Liverpool
- Liverpoolcity in England
- LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
Greek Λίβερπουλ, Λίβερπουλ
- Λίβερπουλ (Líverpoul)city in England
- Λίβερπουλ (Líverpoul)NY, Canada or Australia
Hebrew ליברפול
- ליברפולcity in England
Hindi लिवरपूल, लिवर्पूल
- लिवरपूल (livarpūl)city in England
- लिवर्पूल (livarpūl)city in England
Irish Learpholl
- Learphollcity in England
Italian Liverpool, Liverpula
- Liverpoolcity in England
- Liverpulacity in England
Japanese リバプール, リバプール
- リバプール (Ribapūru)city in England
- リバプール (Ribapūru)NY, Canada or Australia
Korean 리버풀, 리버풀
- 리버풀 (Ribeopul)city in England
- 리버풀 (ribeopul)NY, Canada or Australia
Latin Liverpolis
- Liverpoliscity in England
Latvian Liverpūle, Liverpūle
- Liverpūlecity in England
- LiverpūleNY, Canada or Australia
Lithuanian Liverpulis
- Liverpuliscity in England
Persian لیورپول
- لیورپول (liverpul)city in England
Polish Liverpool, Liverpool
- Liverpoolcity in England
- LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
Portuguese Liverpool, Liverpool
- Liverpoolcity in England
- LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
Punjabi ਲਿਵਰਪੂਲ
- ਲਿਵਰਪੂਲ (livrapūl)city in England
Russian Ливерпу́ль, Ли́верпул
- Ливерпу́ль (Liverpúlʹ)city in England
- Ли́верпул (Líverpul)NY, Canada or Australia
Scottish Gaelic Poll a' Ghrùthain, Baile Lèir
- Poll a' Ghrùthaincity in England
- Baile Lèircity in England
Spanish Liverpool, Liverpool
- Liverpoolcity in England
- LiverpoolNY, Canada or Australia
Swedish Liverpool
- Liverpoolcity in England
Tamil லிவர்பூல்
- லிவர்பூல் (livarpūl)city in England
Thai ลิเวอร์พูล
- ลิเวอร์พูลcity in England
Ukrainian Ліверпу́ль
- Ліверпу́ль (Liverpúlʹ)city in England
Urdu لورپول
- لورپول (livarpūl)city in England
Welsh Lerpwl
- Lerpwlcity in England
Yiddish ליווערפּול
- ליווערפּול (liverpul)city in England
Cite this entry
liverpool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverpool
“liverpool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverpool. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liverpool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverpool.
Source: liverpool on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.