wicklow
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Wicklow¹
- /ˈwɪkləʊ/ UK
- /ˈwɪkloʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Likely from Old Norse víkingr (“viking”), genitive indefinite plural vikinga + ló (“meadow, lea”), thus 'vikings' meadow'. Earlier spellings include Wykinglo in 1173, Wygingelow in 1185, Wykinglo in 1192, and Wykinglowe in 1355.
proper noun
- A county of Ireland. February’s Pylon of the Month comes from County Wicklow in Ireland and was sent in by a follower of the blog – thank you! It is certainly the first time a pylon from Wicklow has featured and might even be the first pylon from the south of Ireland.
- The county town of County Wicklow (Irish grid ref T 3194).
wicklow²
noun wicklows
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Misspelling of whitlow
Similar: paronychia
Translations
Talk about this word "wicklow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wicklow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wicklow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wicklow "wicklow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wicklow.Cite this
@misc{wicklow_2026,
title = {wicklow},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wicklow},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
