Micklethwaite

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proper noun

A hamlet in Thursby parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY284504).

OriginOld Norse mikill →
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Meanings

proper nounMicklethwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Micklethwaites)

plural Micklethwaites · alternative Micklethwait

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Thursby parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY284504).
    2. countableuncountableA small village north of Bingley, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1041)
    3. countableuncountableA suburban area of Wetherby, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE402494).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsemikill“great, large”
  2. EnglishMicklethwaite

From Old Norse mikill (“great, large”) + þveit (“clearing”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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