"Strangeways" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Strangewayses [plural], Strangeways [plural]
Etymology: From Old English strang+gewæsc, from being a place by a stream with a strong current. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|strang+gewæsc}} Old English strang+gewæsc Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|es|Strangeways}} Strangeways (plural Strangewayses or Strangeways)
  1. A surname transferred from the place name. Synonyms: Strangwish, Strangwick, Strangeway, Strangwas
    Sense id: en-Strangeways-en-name-submVY6W Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 14 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Middle English Strangwas, from Old English strang+gewæsc, from being a place by a stream with a strong current. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Strangwas}} Middle English Strangwas, {{der|en|ang|strang+gewæsc}} Old English strang+gewæsc Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Strangeways
  1. A locality in Manchester, England, United Kingdom Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater Manchester, England, Places in Manchester, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Strangeways-en-name-oInhUxSP
  2. The prison in this locality
    Sense id: en-Strangeways-en-name-42Q9k0lz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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