Lewes

Meaning

1. A city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
2. A local government district in East Sussex, England. Seat: Lewes, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.
3. A placename:
4. A community in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
5. A surname.
6. A town and civil parish with a town council in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4110).

Etymology / origin

From Middle English Lewes, from late Old English Lewes, a variant of earlier Lǣwe, of uncertain origin. Traditionally derived from Old English hlǣw (“hill”), referring to the several mounts in Lewes. Alternatively, perhaps derived from Old English lǣw (“cut, incision, gash”), referring to the narrow, steep-sided 'gash' where the River Ouse cuts through the line of the South Downs.

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