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Ditcheat

village · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Ditcheat is an Old English place name, possibly meaning 'Dicca's cheat'. 'Cheat' likely refers to a piece of land, possibly a clearing or a cultivated area, and 'Dicca' is a personal name.

Word origins

Ditch
Old Englishpersonal name(from Dicca "personal name")
eat
Old Englishland, clearing(from ætt "land, clearing")

Historical forms

Dicheate · Dicheatt