Wycliffe

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/ˈwɪklɪf//ˈwaɪklɪf/

proper noun

A village in Wycliffe with Thorpe parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1114).

OriginOld English wiht →
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Meanings

proper nounWycliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Wycliffes)

plural Wycliffes

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Wycliffe with Thorpe parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1114).
    2. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Modesto, California, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwiht“bend”
  2. EnglishWycliffe

From Old English wiht (“bend”) + clif (“escarpment, hill-slope; riverbank”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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