Strangeways

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proper noun

A surname transferred from the place name.

OriginOld English strang+gewæsc →
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Meanings

Strangeways1

proper nounStrangeways (plural Strangewayses or Strangeways)

plural Strangewayses · alternative Strangwish · alternative Strangwick · alternative Strangeway · alternative Strangwas

  1. A surname transferred from the place name.

Strangeways2

proper noun
  1. An inner suburb of Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8399).
  2. The prison in this locality.

Origin

Strangeways · proper noun

  1. Old Englishstrang+gewæsc
  2. EnglishStrangeways

From Old English strang+gewæsc, from being a place by a stream with a strong current.

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Strangeways · proper noun

  1. Old Englishstrang+gewæsc
  2. Middle EnglishStrangwas
  3. EnglishStrangeways

From Middle English Strangwas, from Old English strang+gewæsc, from being a place by a stream with a strong current.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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