Lyndhurst

L1Y4N1D2H4U1R1S1T1

proper noun

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2908).

OriginOld English lind →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2908).
  2. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2659)
  3. A community in Leeds and the Thousand Islands township, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
  5. A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.
  8. A number of places in Australia:
    1. A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales.
    2. A village in the Blayney council area and the Cowra council area, New South Wales.
    3. A locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland.
    4. A town in north-east South Australia.
    5. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
  9. A rural locality in Ashburton district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  10. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhyrst“hurst”
  2. Old Englishlind“lime tree”
  3. EnglishLyndhurst

From Old English lind (“lime tree”) + Old English hyrst (“hurst”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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