Wycliffe

//ˈwɪklɪf// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A village in Wycliffe with Thorpe parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1114). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A neighbourhood of Modesto, California, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

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

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