# Dewsbury

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdjuːzbəɹi/ · frequency rank #59,343

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dewsbury