Worcester
city · Worcestershire
LatinSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Worcester derives from the Latin name 'Vigornia', possibly meaning 'place of the Vigeni people'. The 'chester' element comes from the Latin 'castra' meaning camp or fortress.
Word origins
- Worces
- Latinpossibly 'place of the Vigeni people'(from Vigornia "place name")
- ter
- Latincamp or fortress(from castra "camp, fortress")
Historical forms
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