Westcott

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7117).

OriginOld English west →
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Meanings

proper nounWestcott (countable and uncountable, plural Westcotts)

plural Westcotts · alternative Westacott

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7117).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Bridford parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7886).
    3. countableuncountableA village (unparished) west of Dorking, Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1448).
    4. countableuncountableA ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Syracuse, New York, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwest“west”
  2. EnglishWestcott

From Old English west (“west”) + cot (“cottage; shelter”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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