Widnes

English

Etymology

Usually explained to be of Danish origin, from vid (“wide”) or ved (“wood”) + næse (“nose”).

Proper noun

Widnes

1. A town in Cheshire, England, originally in Lancashire.

References

• Poole, Charles (1906), Old Widnes and its Neighbourhood, Widnes: Swale

Anagrams

• Wedins, Widens, indews, widens, windes