# Wicklow

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɪkləʊ/ · frequency rank #50,320

## Definitions
1. A county of Ireland.
2. The county town of County Wicklow (Irish grid ref T 3194).

## Etymology
Likely from Old Norse víkingr (“viking”), genitive indefinite plural vikinga + ló (“meadow, lea”), thus 'vikings' meadow'. Earlier spellings include Wykinglo in 1173, Wygingelow in 1185, Wykinglo in 1192, and Wykinglowe in 1355.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wicklow