Mickleover

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proper noun

A large suburban village and ward on the west side of the City of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3034).

OriginMiddle English Mycheloure ← Old English miċel ← Latin maior →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large suburban village and ward on the west side of the City of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3034).

Origin

  1. Old Englishōfer
  2. Latinmagnus“large”
  3. Latinmaior“great”
  4. Old Englishōfer
  5. Old Englishmiċel“great”
  6. Middle EnglishMycheloure
  7. EnglishMickleover

From Middle English Mycheloure, from Old English miċel (“great”) + ōfer (“ridge”). Recorded as Ufram Majorem in 1087 from Old English ōfer + Latin maior (“great”), and as Magna Oura in 1223 from Latin magnus (“large”) + Old English ōfer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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