Worth

See also: worth, worð, worþ, and -worth

English

Etymology

From Old English worþ (“enclosure”)

Proper noun

Worth (countable and uncountable, plural Worths)

1. A placename:
   1. A number of places in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3356).
      2. A civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, which formerly included the village.
      3. A village in Crawley borough, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ3036).
      4. A river in West Yorkshire, the River Worth, which joins the River Aire at Keighley.
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Turner County, Georgia.
      2. A village in Cook County, Illinois.
      3. A village in Worth County, Missouri.
      4. A town in Jefferson County, New York.
      5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Worth Township.
      6. Ellipsis of Worth County.
   3. A municipality in Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
2. (countable) A surname.

Derived terms

• County of Worth
• Worth County
• Worth Matravers

 

Anagrams

• throw, whort, wroth