Oxenholme

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proper noun

A village in Kendal parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5389).

OriginOld English oxna ← Old Norse holmr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Kendal parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5389).

Origin

  1. Old Norseholmr“pasture near a water source”
  2. Old Englishoxna
  3. EnglishOxenholme

From Old English oxna, genitive plural of oxa (“ox”) + Old Norse holmr (“pasture near a water source”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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