Widnes

English

Etymology

Usually explained to be of Danish origin, from vid (“wide”) or ved (“wood”) + næse (“nose”).

Proper noun

Widnes

  1. A town in Cheshire, England, originally in Lancashire.

References
  • Poole, Charles (1906), Old Widnes and its Neighbourhood, Widnes: Swale

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