Oxwich
village · Abertawe - Swansea
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Oxwich means 'Oxa's dwelling'. It combines a personal name with the Old English word for a dwelling or settlement.
Word origins
- Ox
- Old EnglishAttestedpersonal name(from Oxa "personal name")
- wich
- Old EnglishAttesteddwelling, village(from wīc "dwelling, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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