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Chew.

A surname.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A river in Somerset, England.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, Chew has a number of separate origins: ** A toponymic surname referring to a place in Billington, Lancashire. It was originally spelled Cho, from Middle English cho, which is possibly a descendant of Old English *cēo (“gill”), denoting a ravine. ** A toponymic surname referring to Chew Magna or Chew Stoke in Somerset, England. ** A nickname from Old English ċīo, ċēo, which refers to smaller chattering species of crow, in particular the red-billed chough. * As a Chinese surname, borrowed from Hokkien 周 (Chiu), Teochew 周 (ziu1), Cantonese 趙/赵 (ziu6), etc.

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