Worth
English
Etymology
From Old English worþ (“enclosure”)[1]
Proper noun
Worth (countable and uncountable, plural Worths)
- A placename:
- A number of places in England:
- A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3356).
- A civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, which formerly included the village.
- A village in Crawley borough, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ3036).
- A river in West Yorkshire, the River Worth, which joins the River Aire at Keighley.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Turner County, Georgia.
- A village in Cook County, Illinois.
- A village in Worth County, Missouri.
- A town in Jefferson County, New York.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Worth Township.
- Ellipsis of Worth County.
- A municipality in Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- A number of places in England:
- (countable) A surname.
Derived terms
- County of Worth
- Worth County
- Worth Matravers
References
- "Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.
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