Wiltshire

Meaning

Name

1. An inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Berkshire.
2. A unitary authority of the county of Wiltshire, England which includes all of the traditional county except Swindon, a separate unitary authority.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Adj

Prepared using the Wiltshire cure technique.

Synonyms

Somerset

Berkshire

Oxfordshire

Worcestershire

Translations

Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Comitatus Wiltoniensis

Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪlt.ʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Wiltonshire

Inherited from Old English: Wiltūnsċīr

Cognate with Old English:

In summary

From Middle English Wilteschire, from Old English Wiltūnsċīr (Wiltescire 1086 Domesday Book), named after the town of Wilton in the county (Old English Wiltūn).