Satterthwaite

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD338923).

OriginOld Norse sætr →
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Meanings

proper nounSatterthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Satterthwaites)

plural Satterthwaites

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD338923).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsesætr“pasture”
  2. EnglishSatterthwaite

From Old Norse sætr (“pasture”) + þveit (“clearing”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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