Wrigglesworth

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English wrīdels →
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Meanings

proper nounWrigglesworth (plural Wrigglesworths)

plural Wrigglesworths · alternative Wriglesworth

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwrīdels
  2. EnglishWrigglesworth

Habitational surname from a place in Yorkshire now called Woodlesford, from Old English wrīdels (a derivative of wrīd (“plant, bush, thicket”)) + ford (“ford”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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