Gauxholme

English

Etymology

From gaukr +‎ holme meaning "island of the cuckoo".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʊksəm/, /ˈɡaʊəm/, /ˈɡaʊm/ deriving from the Norse and Old English pronunciation of gauk as "gowk".
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔːksəm/, /ˈɡɔːəm/, /ˈɡɔːm/ deriving from the Norse and Old English pronunciation as "gawk".

Proper noun

Gauxholme

1. A suburb of Todmorden, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9323).

References

• Ordnance Survey
• Todmorden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia