Wigglesworth

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8056).

OriginOld English winċel →
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Meanings

proper nounWigglesworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wigglesworths)

plural Wigglesworths

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8056).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwinċel“nook, corner”
  2. EnglishWigglesworth

From Old English winċel (“nook, corner”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

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APA

Wigglesworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wigglesworth

MLA

“Wigglesworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wigglesworth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wigglesworth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wigglesworth.

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