Scothern

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0377).

OriginOld English Scottas →
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Meanings

proper nounScothern (countable and uncountable, plural Scotherns)

plural Scotherns

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0377).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishScottas“Scots”
  2. EnglishScothern

From Old English Scottas (“Scots”) + þorn (“thorny bush”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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