Marwood

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS542013).

OriginOld English ġemære →
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Meanings

proper nounMarwood (countable and uncountable, plural Marwoods)

plural Marwoods

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS542013).
  2. countableuncountableA civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ053972).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishġemære“border, limit”
  2. EnglishMarwood

From Old English ġemære (“border, limit”) + wudu (“wood”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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