Walcott

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1356).

OriginOld English wealh →
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Meanings

proper nounWalcott (countable and uncountable, plural Walcotts)

plural Walcotts

  1. Any of a number of places in England and the USA:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1356).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3632).
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Greene County, Arkansas, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwealh“foreigner, Briton, Welshman”
  2. EnglishWalcott

From Old English wealh (“foreigner, Briton, Welshman”) + cot (“cottage”); compare the doublet Walcot.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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