Nethercote

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proper noun

A hamlet in Banbury civil parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP475141).

OriginOld English niþera →
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Meanings

proper nounNethercote (countable and uncountable, plural Nethercotes)

plural Nethercotes · alternative Nethercott

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Banbury civil parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP475141).
  2. countableuncountableA locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishniþera“lower”
  2. EnglishNethercote

From Old English niþera (“lower”) + cot (“cottage”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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