# Widnes

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #61,219

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

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

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