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Beckwith

name

Meaning

  1. A township in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  2. A number of places:
  3. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
  4. A small settlement in Beckwithshaw parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2852).
  5. Former name of Beckwourth, California, United States.
  6. A surname from Old English of Old English origin.

Etymology / origin

From Old English bēċe ("beech") + Old Norse viðr (“wood”) 'Beechwood'

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