Meanings
wicklow1
Wicklow2
- A county of Ireland.
February’s Pylon of the Month comes from County Wicklow in Ireland and was sent in by a follower of the blog – thank you! It is certainly the first time a pylon from Wicklow has featured and might even be the first pylon from the south of Ireland.
2026 February 16, “Pylon of the Month – February 2026”, in Pylon of the Month, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old Norsevíkingr“viking”
- EnglishWicklow
Likely from Old Norse víkingr (“viking”), genitive indefinite plural vikinga + ló (“meadow, lea”), thus 'vikings' meadow'. Earlier spellings include Wykinglo in 1173, Wygingelow in 1185, Wykinglo in 1192, and Wykinglowe in 1355.
More words from Old Norse
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish Cill Mhantáin, Contae Chill Mhantáin
- Cill Mhantáincounty
- Contae Chill Mhantáincounty
- Cill Mhantáintown
Russian Уи́клоу, Уи́клоу
- Уи́клоу (Uíklou)county
- Уи́клоу (Uíklou)town
Cite this entry
wicklow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wicklow
“wicklow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wicklow. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wicklow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wicklow.
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