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Drybeck

hamlet · Westmorland and Furness

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Drybeck likely refers to a dry stream or brook. It is composed of the Old English elements 'drīge' meaning 'dry' and 'bec' meaning 'stream'.

Word origins

Dry
Old Englishdry(from drīge "dry")
beck
Old Englishstream(from bec "stream")