Penketh
suburban area · Warrington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Penketh is a place name of Old English origin. 'Pen' likely refers to a pen or enclosure, and 'keth' could be a variant of 'cætt' meaning 'wild cat' or 'cēte' meaning 'kite'.
Word origins
- Pen
- Old EnglishAttestedpen, enclosure(from penn "pen, enclosure")
- keth
- Old Englishpossibly wild cat or kite(from cætt "wild cat", cēte "kite (bird)")