Meanings
proper noun
- A town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales.
Blackpool faces competition from Inverness, Ipswich, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Swindon and Wrexham.
2026 September 4, Roger Johnson, Jenny Coleman, “Town's 'little bit of magic' hailed in culture bid”, in BBC News, retrieved 04 Sep 2026 - A county borough in northeastern Wales, named after the town, formerly belonging to Denbighshire and Clwyd.
Origin
- Old Englishhamm“water meadow”
- EnglishWrexham
From Old English personal name Wryhtel + -es + Old English hamm (“water meadow”).
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Chinese Mandarin 雷克瑟姆
- 雷克瑟姆 (Léikèsèmǔ)town in north-east Wales
Welsh Wrecsam
- Wrecsamtown in north-east Wales
Cite this entry
APA
Wrexham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wrexham
MLA
“Wrexham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wrexham. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wrexham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wrexham.
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