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How to pronounce Lightwood?

Pronunciation of Lightwood in Wales

In Wales, Lightwood is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The Welsh pronunciation, specifically in Wales, is

L ite wood
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let

"There are three villages called 'Lightwood' all situated in Staffordshire, and an even smaller hamlet called 'Lightwood Green' not far away in Cheshire. Any or all of these villages could have given birth to the surname, since like most locational surnames it was either the name of the local Lord of the Manor, or it was an 'identification' surname."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: English
Meaning: The Name Probably Means 'the Herb Wood' From The Olde English Pre 7th Century 'leac Wudu', But It May Well Derive From 'lycce', To Describe An Enclosure In A Wood.


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Pronunciation of Lightwood in Wales

In Wales, Lightwood is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The Welsh pronunciation, specifically in Wales, is

light wood

"There are three villages called 'Lightwood' all situated in Staffordshire, and an even smaller hamlet called 'Lightwood Green' not far away in Cheshire. Any or all of these villages could have given birth to the surname, since like most locational surnames it was either the name of the local Lord of the Manor, or it was an 'identification' surname."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: English
Meaning: The Name Probably Means 'the Herb Wood' From The Olde English Pre 7th Century 'leac Wudu', But It May Well Derive From 'lycce', To Describe An Enclosure In A Wood.


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In the southeastern corner of London lies Greenwich, a borough famous for marking the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), the imaginary line that separates the eastern and western halves of the world.

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