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Worcester

city · Worcestershire

LatinAI-generated

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

Vigornia · Hwæcceaster