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Wolvercote

village · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Wolvercote likely means 'Wulfa's cot'. It is named after a personal name, Wulfa, combined with the Old English word 'cot', meaning a cottage or dwelling.

Word origins

Wulfa
Old Englisha personal name(from Wulfa "a personal name")
cot
Old Englishcottage, dwelling(from cot "cottage, dwelling")

Historical forms

Wulvecoate