Skipwith

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6638).

OriginOld English sċēap ← Old Norse viðr →
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Meanings

proper nounSkipwith (countable and uncountable, plural Skipwiths)

plural Skipwiths

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6638).
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Norseviðr“tree; forest, wood”
  2. Old Englishsċēap“sheep”
  3. EnglishSkipwith

Recorded as Schipwic in the Domesday Book, from Old English sċēap (“sheep”) + wīc (“outlying settlement”). The last element was later changed under the influence of Old Norse viðr (“tree; forest, wood”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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