"Whitworth" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/, /ˈwɪtɜːrθ/ Forms: Whitworths [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hwīt (“white”) + worð (“enclosure”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{compound|ang|hwīt|worð|nocat=1|t1=white|t2=enclosure}} hwīt (“white”) + worð (“enclosure”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Whitworth (countable and uncountable, plural Whitworths)
  1. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Lancashire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Lancashire, England
    Sense id: en-Whitworth-en-name-u~ac2dmP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Whitworth-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Whitworth gun

Inflected forms

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