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Poxwell

hamlet · Dorset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Poxwell is likely an Old English name meaning 'the spring or stream of Pocc'. Pocc is a personal name, and 'wella' refers to a spring or stream.

Word origins

Pox
Old EnglishPocc (personal name)(from Pocc "personal name")
well
Old Englishspring, stream(from wella "spring, stream")