Wicklow

Meaning

1. The county town of County Wicklow (Irish grid ref T 3194).
2. Misspelling of whitlow.
3. A county of Ireland.

Etymology / origin

Likely from Old Norse víkingr (“viking”), genitive indefinite plural vikinga + ló (“meadow, lea”), thus 'vikings' meadow'. Earlier spellings include Wykinglo in 1173, Wygingelow in 1185, Wykinglo in 1192, and Wykinglowe in 1355.

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