Keyworth

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A large village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6131). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From an unclear first element, perhaps Old English cā (“jackdaw”), cȳ (“cows”), or cǣg (“key; peg, pole”), + worþ (“enclosure”).

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