Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calthwaite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: calth-waite
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Hesket parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4640).

Etymology

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”) + þveit (“clearing”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: kalfr

Questions

What does calthwaite mean?: A village in Hesket parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4640).
Where does calthwaite come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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