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Winewall

village · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Winewall is thought to mean 'the stream of a man named Wina'. It combines an Old English personal name with the word 'wall', referring to a stream or possibly a weir.

Word origins

Wina
Old EnglishA personal name(from Wina "Personal name")
wall
Old Englishstream, weir(from weall "stream, weir")

Historical forms

Winewal · Winewalle