Gauxholme

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From gaukr +‎ holme meaning "island of the cuckoo".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊksəm/, /ˈɡaʊəm/, /ˈɡaʊm/ deriving from the Norse and Old English pronunciation of gauk as "gowk".
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːksəm/, /ˈɡɔːəm/, /ˈɡɔːm/ deriving from the Norse and Old English pronunciation as "gawk".

Proper noun[edit]

Gauxholme

  1. A suburb of Todmorden, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9323).

References[edit]

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