Northcott

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proper noun

A hamlet and civil parish (served by St Giles on the Heath with Northcott Parish Council) in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3392).

OriginOld English norþ →
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Meanings

proper nounNorthcott (countable and uncountable, plural Northcotts)

plural Northcotts · alternative Northcutt

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish (served by St Giles on the Heath with Northcott Parish Council) in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3392).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishnorþ“north”
  2. EnglishNorthcott

From Old English norþ (“north”) + cot (“cottage”). Doublet of Northcote and Norcott.

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APA

Northcott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northcott

MLA

“Northcott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northcott. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northcott,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northcott.

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