"Birtwistle" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Birtwistles [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a lost village in Lancashire, from Old Norse birki- (“birchen”) + Old English twisel (“fork, bifurcation”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|birki-||birchen}} Old Norse birki- (“birchen”), {{der|en|ang|twisel||fork, bifurcation}} Old English twisel (“fork, bifurcation”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Birtwistle (plural Birtwistles)
  1. A surname from Old English. Synonyms: Bertwistle, Birtwhistle
    Sense id: en-Birtwistle-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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