Thirsk

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proper noun

A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE429820).

OriginOld Norse þresk →
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Meanings

proper nounThirsk (countable and uncountable, plural Thirsks)

plural Thirsks

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE429820).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norseþresk“fen; lake”
  2. EnglishThirsk

From a metathesized form of Old Norse þresk (“fen; lake”). Compare Swedish träsk (“marsh”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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