Scargill

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proper noun

A hamlet and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ050106).

OriginOld Norse skraki →
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Meanings

proper nounScargill (countable and uncountable, plural Scargills)

plural Scargills

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ050106).
  2. countableuncountableA rural settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norseskraki“diving duck”
  2. EnglishScargill

Recorded as Scracreghil in the Domesday Book, from Old Norse skraki (“diving duck”) + gil (“valley, ravine”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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