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Wrexham

/ˈɹɛksəm/ · name

Meaning

  1. A town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales.
  2. A county borough in northeastern Wales, named after the town, formerly belonging to Denbighshire and Clwyd.

Etymology / origin

From Old English personal name Wryhtel + -es + Old English hamm (“water meadow”).

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