Dewsbury

English

Alternative forms

  • Duesbury, Jewesbury, Jewsbury, Joesbury

Etymology

From the Welsh personal name Dewi, adapted into the Old English genitive case *Dewes + byriġ, the dative case of Old English burh (“fort”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdjuːzbəɹi/

Proper noun

Dewsbury

  1. A minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2421).
  2. A surname.
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